Genesis 33:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת הֵ֥נָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃

Transliteration

wə-tiggašnā the šəpāḥôt hēnnāh and yaldêhen wə-tištaḥăwênā

Grammar Details

*wə-tiggašnā*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and they came near
*šəpāḥôt*: noun, feminine plural with definite article - the handmaids/maidservants
*hēnnāh*: pronoun, 3rd feminine plural - they
*yaldêhen*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their children
*wə-tištaḥăwênā*: waw consecutive + Hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - and they bowed down

Word Meanings

*tiggašnā*: came near/approached/drew near
*šəpāḥôt*: handmaids/maidservants/female slaves
*tištaḥăwênā*: bowed down/prostrated themselves

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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