1 {
"verseID": "Genesis.33.1",
"source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*wə-yiśśāʾ* *yaʿăqōb* *ʿênāyw* *wə-yar* *wə-hinnēh* *ʿēśāw* *bāʾ* and with him *ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt ʾîš* and *wə-yaḥaṣ* *ʾet*-the *yəlādîm* upon-*lēʾāh* and upon-*rāḥēl* and upon *štê haššəpāḥôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and lifted up",
"*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob",
"*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*wə-yar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - coming",
"*ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt ʾîš*": "cardinal number + noun feminine plural + noun masculine singular - four hundred men",
"*wə-yaḥaṣ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he divided",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yəlādîm*": "noun, masculine plural - children",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Leah",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rachel",
"*štê*": "numeral, feminine construct - two of",
"*haššəpāḥôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the maidservants/female slaves"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "and he lifted up/raised",
"*yaḥaṣ*": "divided/separated/allocated",
"*šəpāḥôt*": "maidservants/female slaves/handmaids"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Genesis.33.2",
"source": "וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת וְאֶת־יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְאֶת־לֵאָ֤ה וִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים וְאֶת־רָחֵ֥ל וְאֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yāśem* *ʾet*-the *šəpāḥôt* and *ʾet*-*yaldêhen* *riʾšōnāh* and *ʾet*-*lēʾāh* and *wî-lādêhā* *ʾaḥărōnîm* and *ʾet*-*rāḥēl* and *ʾet*-*yôsēp* *ʾaḥărōnîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāśem*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed/put",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šəpāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the handmaids/female slaves",
"*yaldêhen*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine plural suffix - their children",
"*riʾšōnāh*": "adverb - first",
"*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Leah",
"*wî-lādêhā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her children",
"*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - last/behind",
"*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rachel",
"*yôsēp*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph"
},
"variants": {
"*yāśem*": "placed/put/positioned",
"*riʾšōnāh*": "first/at the front/in the foremost position",
"*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "last/behind/in the rear position"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Genesis.33.3",
"source": "וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֙רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים עַד־גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ עַד־אָחִֽיו׃",
"text": "*wə-hûʾ* *ʿābar* *lipnêhem* *wə-yištaḥû* *ʾarṣāh* *šebaʿ pəʿāmîm* until-*gištô* until-*ʾāḥîw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and he",
"*ʿābar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - passed over/crossed/went ahead",
"*lipnêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - before them",
"*wə-yištaḥû*": "waw consecutive + Hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bowed down",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular with directional heh - to the ground/earthward",
"*šebaʿ*": "cardinal number - seven",
"*pəʿāmîm*": "noun, feminine plural - times",
"*gištô*": "infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his approaching",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿābar*": "passed over/crossed/went ahead",
"*yištaḥû*": "bowed down/prostrated himself",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "to the ground/earthward/to the earth",
"*gištô*": "his approaching/drawing near/coming close to"
}
}