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Genesis 33

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he lifted upיַעֲקֹ֜בJacobעֵינָ֗יוeyes hisוַיַּרְא֙and he sawוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!עֵשָׂ֣וEsauבָּ֔אwas comingוְעִמּ֕וֹand were with himאַרְבַּ֥עfourמֵא֖וֹתhundredsאִ֑ישׁmanוַיַּ֣חַץand he dividedאֶת־obj.הַיְלָדִ֗יםthe childrenעַל־withלֵאָה֙Leahוְעַל־and withרָחֵ֔לRachelוְעַ֖לand withשְׁתֵּ֥יthe twoהַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃the maidservants
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וַיָּ֧שֶׂםand he putאֶת־obj.הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתthe maidservantsוְאֶת־and obj.יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןchildren theirרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הfirstוְאֶת־and obj.לֵאָ֤הLeahוִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙and children herאַחֲרֹנִ֔יםbehindוְאֶת־and obj.רָחֵ֥לRachelוְאֶת־and obj.יוֹסֵ֖ףJosephאַחֲרֹנִֽים׃behind
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וְה֖וּאand heעָבַ֣רhe passed onלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םto before themוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּand he bowed downאַ֙רְצָה֙the ground towardsשֶׁ֣בַעsevenפְּעָמִ֔יםtimesעַד־untilגִּשְׁתּ֖וֹdrew near heעַד־toאָחִֽיו׃brother his
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וַיָּ֨רָץand he ranעֵשָׂ֤וEsauלִקְרָאתוֹ֙to meet himוַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּand he embraced himוַיִּפֹּ֥לand he fellעַל־onצַוָּארָ֖יוneck hisוַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄand he kissed himוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃and they wept
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וַיִּשָּׂ֣אand he lifted upאֶת־obj.עֵינָ֗יוeyes hisוַיַּ֤רְאand he sawאֶת־obj.הַנָּשִׁים֙the womenוְאֶת־and obj.הַיְלָדִ֔יםthe childrenוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidמִי־who?אֵ֣לֶּהare theseלָּ֑ךְto the youוַיֹּאמַ֕רand he saidהַיְלָדִ֕יםthe childrenאֲשֶׁר־whomחָנַ֥ןhe has shown favor toאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodאֶת־obj.עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃servant your
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וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָand they approachedהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתthe maidservantsהֵ֥נָּהtheyוְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןand children theirוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃and they bowed down
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וַתִּגַּ֧שׁand she approachedגַּם־alsoלֵאָ֛הLeahוִילָדֶ֖יהָand children herוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּand they bowed downוְאַחַ֗רand afterנִגַּ֥שׁhe approachedיוֹסֵ֛ףJosephוְרָחֵ֖לand Rachelוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃and they bowed down
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidמִ֥יwho?לְךָ֛to the youכָּל־is allהַמַּחֲנֶ֥הthe campהַזֶּ֖הthe thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיI have metוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלִמְצֹא־to findחֵ֖ןfavorבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofאֲדֹנִֽי׃lord my
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidעֵשָׂ֖וEsauיֶשׁ־thereלִ֣יbelongs to the meרָ֑בmuchאָחִ֕יO brother myיְהִ֥יlet it belongלְךָ֖to the youאֲשֶׁר־that whichלָֽךְ׃belongs to the you
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיַעֲקֹ֗בJacobאַל־may not it beנָא֙pleaseאִם־ifנָ֨אpleaseמָצָ֤אתִיI have foundחֵן֙favorבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourוְלָקַחְתָּ֥and you will acceptמִנְחָתִ֖יgift myמִיָּדִ֑יfrom hand myכִּ֣יforעַל־sinceכֵּ֞ןthusרָאִ֣יתִיI have seenפָנֶ֗יךָface yourכִּרְאֹ֛תlike seeingפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃and you have accepted favorably me
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קַח־takeנָ֤אpleaseאֶת־obj.בִּרְכָתִי֙blessing myאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֻבָ֣אתit was broughtלָ֔ךְto the youכִּֽי־forחַנַּ֥נִיhe has shown favor to meאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוְכִ֣יand thatיֶשׁ־thereלִי־belongs to the meכֹ֑לeverythingוַיִּפְצַר־and he urgedבּ֖וֹin the himוַיִּקָּֽח׃and he took it
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidנִסְעָ֣הlet us set outוְנֵלֵ֑כָהand let us goוְאֵלְכָ֖הand I will goלְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃to before you
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himאֲדֹנִ֤יlord myיֹדֵ֙עַ֙is knowingכִּֽי־thatהַיְלָדִ֣יםthe childrenרַכִּ֔יםare weakוְהַצֹּ֥אןand the sheepוְהַבָּקָ֖רand the cattleעָל֣וֹתare nursingעָלָ֑יwith meוּדְפָקוּם֙and people will drive hard themי֣וֹםa dayאֶחָ֔דoneוָמֵ֖תוּand they will dieכָּל־allהַצֹּֽאן׃the flock
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יַעֲבָר־let him pass onנָ֥אpleaseאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeעַבְדּ֑וֹservant hisוַאֲנִ֞יand Iאֶתְנָהֲלָ֣הI will journey onלְאִטִּ֗יto gentleness myלְרֶ֨גֶלto the foot ofהַמְּלָאכָ֤הthe propertyאֲשֶׁר־whichלְפָנַי֙is to before meוּלְרֶ֣גֶלand to the foot ofהַיְלָדִ֔יםthe childrenעַ֛דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatאָבֹ֥אI will comeאֶל־toאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myשֵׂעִֽירָה׃Seir towards
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidעֵשָׂ֔וEsauאַצִּֽיגָה־let me placeנָּ֣אpleaseעִמְּךָ֔with youמִן־some ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאִתִּ֑יis with meוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלָ֣מָּהto why?זֶּ֔הthisאֶמְצָא־let me findחֵ֖ןfavorבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofאֲדֹנִֽי׃lord my
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וַיָּשָׁב֩and he returnedבַּיּ֨וֹםon the dayהַה֥וּאthe thatעֵשָׂ֛וEsauלְדַרְכּ֖וֹto way hisשֵׂעִֽירָה׃Seir towards
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וְיַעֲקֹב֙and Jacobנָסַ֣עhe set outסֻכֹּ֔תָהSuccoth towardsוַיִּ֥בֶןand he builtל֖וֹfor the himselfבָּ֑יִתa houseוּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙and for livestock hisעָשָׂ֣הhe madeסֻכֹּ֔תsheltersעַל־there-כֵּ֛ן-foreקָרָ֥אhe calledשֵׁם־the name ofהַמָּק֖וֹםthe placeסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סSuccoth
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וַיָּבֹא֩and he cameיַעֲקֹ֨בJacobשָׁלֵ֜םsafeעִ֣ירthe city ofשְׁכֶ֗םShechemאֲשֶׁר֙whichבְּאֶ֣רֶץis in the land ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanבְּבֹא֖וֹwhen came heמִפַּדַּ֣ןfrom Paddanאֲרָ֑םAramוַיִּ֖חַןand he campedאֶת־withפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofהָעִֽיר׃the city
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וַיִּ֜קֶןand he boughtאֶת־obj.חֶלְקַ֣תthe portion ofהַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe fieldאֲשֶׁ֤רwhereנָֽטָה־he had pitchedשָׁם֙thereאָהֳל֔וֹtent hisמִיַּ֥דfrom the hand ofבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofחֲמ֖וֹרHamorאֲבִ֣יthe father ofשְׁכֶ֑םShechemבְּמֵאָ֖הfor a hundredקְשִׂיטָֽה׃pieces of money
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וַיַּצֶּב־and he set upשָׁ֖םthereמִזְבֵּ֑חַan altarוַיִּ֨קְרָא־and he calledל֔וֹto the itאֵ֖לElאֱלֹהֵ֥יEloheיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael

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