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וְתִמְנַ֣ע הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ And Timna was a concubine to Elifaz, son of ʿEsav, and she bore to Elifaz ʿAmaleq. These are the sons of ʿAda, the wife of ʿEsav.   … Continue reading →

אֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות בְּנֵֽי־עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֗ז בֶּן־עָדָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת עֵשָׂ֔ו רְעוּאֵ֕ל בֶּן־בָּשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ These are the names of the sons of ʿEsav: Elifaz, son of ʿAda, the wife of ʿEsav, and Reʿuʾel, son of Basemat, the wife of ʿEsav.   Morphology אֵלֶּה … Continue reading →

אֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמֹ֣ות בְּנֵֽי־עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֗ז בֶּן־עָדָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת עֵשָׂ֔ו רְעוּאֵ֕ל בֶּן־בָּשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃ These are the names of the sons of ʿEsav: Elifaz, son of ʿAda, the wife of ʿEsav, and Reʿuʾel, son of Basemat, the wife of ʿEsav.   Morphology אֵלֶּה … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְדֹ֥ות עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֣י אֱדֹ֑ום בְּהַ֖ר שֵׂעִֽיר׃ And these are the generations of ʿEsav, the father of Edom, in Mount Seʿir.   Morphology וְאֵלֶּה (ve-e-leh) – Root: אלה (e-leh); Form: conjunction + demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “and these” תֹּלְדֹות (tol-dot) – … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב עֵשָׂו֙ בְּהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֹֽום׃ And ʿEsav dwelled in Mount Seʿir; ʿEsav, he is Edom.   Morphology וַיֵּשֶׁב (va-ye-shev) – Root: ישב (ya-shav); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he dwelled” עֵשָׂו (e-sav) – Proper noun; … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־הָיָ֧ה רְכוּשָׁ֛ם רָ֖ב מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת יַחְדָּ֑ו וְלֹ֨א יָֽכְלָ֜ה אֶ֤רֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ לָשֵׂ֣את אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃ For their possessions were too great for them to live together, and the land of their sojourning could not sustain them because of their livestock.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח עֵשָׂ֡ו אֶת־֠נָשָׁיו וְאֶת־בָּנָ֣יו וְאֶת־בְּנֹתָיו֮ וְאֶת־כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֣ות בֵּיתֹו֒ וְאֶת־מִקְנֵ֣הוּ וְאֶת־כָּל־בְּהֶמְתֹּ֗ו וְאֵת֙ כָּל־קִנְיָנֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָכַ֖שׁ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־אֶ֔רֶץ מִפְּנֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֥ב אָחִֽיו׃ And ʿEsav took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his … Continue reading →

וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ יָֽלְדָ֔ה אֶת־יְעוּשׁ֙ וְאֶת־יַעְלָ֖ם וְאֶת־קֹ֑רַח אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י עֵשָׂ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלְּדוּ־לֹ֖ו בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ And Oholivamah bore Yeʿush, and Yaʿlam, and Qoraḥ; these are the sons of ʿEsav who were born to him in the land of Kenaʿan.   Morphology וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ (ve-Oholivamah) … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֧לֶד עָדָ֛ה לְעֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־אֱלִיפָ֑ז וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־רְעוּאֵֽל׃ And ʿAda bore to ʿEsav Elifaz, and Basemat bore Reʿuʾel.   Morphology וַתֵּ֧לֶד (va-teled) – Verb, Qal, wayyiqtol, 3fs; Translation: “And she bore” עָדָ֛ה (‘Adah) – Proper noun; Translation: “‘Adah” לְעֵשָׂ֖ו (le-‘Esav) – … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בָּשְׂמַ֥ת בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל אֲחֹ֥ות נְבָיֹֽות׃ and Basemat, daughter of Yishmaʿel, sister of Nevayot.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Particle: conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [also].” בָּשְׂמַ֥ת (Basemat) – Proper noun, fs; Translation: “Basemat.” בַּת־ (bat) – Noun, fs construct; … Continue reading →

עֵשָׂ֛ו לָקַ֥ח אֶת־נָשָׁ֖יו מִבְּנֹ֣ות כְּנָ֑עַן אֶת־עָדָ֗ה בַּת־אֵילֹון֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י וְאֶת־אָהֳלִיבָמָה֙ בַּת־עֲנָ֔ה בַּת־צִבְעֹ֖ון הַֽחִוִּֽי׃ ʿEsav took his wives from the daughters of Kenaʿan: ʿAda daughter of Elon the Ḥittite, and Aholivama daughter of ʿAna, daughter of Tsivʿon the Ḥiwwi.   Morphology עֵשָׂ֛ו … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְדֹ֥ות עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֹֽום׃ And these are the generations of ʿEsav, he is Edom.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve-e-le) – Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, mp; “And these” תֹּלְדֹ֥ות (tol-dot) – Root: ילד (ya-lad); Form: noun, fp; “generations” עֵשָׂ֖ו (ʿe-sav) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְוַ֨ע יִצְחָ֤ק וַיָּ֨מָת֙ וַיֵּאָ֣סֶף אֶל־עַמָּ֔יו זָקֵ֖ן וּשְׂבַ֣ע יָמִ֑ים וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו עֵשָׂ֥ו וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב בָּנָֽיו׃ פ And Yitsḥaq expired and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days, and his sons ʿEsav and Yaʿaqov buried him.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ יְמֵ֣י יִצְחָ֑ק מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֖ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ And the days of Yitsḥaq were one hundred and eighty years.   Morphology וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (va-yih-yu) – Root: היה (ha-ya); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3mp; “And they were” יְמֵ֣י (ye-mei) – Noun, mp construct; “the … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֔יו מַמְרֵ֖א קִרְיַ֣ת הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע הִ֣וא חֶבְרֹ֔ון אֲשֶׁר־גָּֽר־שָׁ֥ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְיִצְחָֽק׃ And Ya‘aqov came to Yitsḥaq his father at Mamre, Kiryat ha-Arba, which is Ḥevron, where Avraham and Yitsḥaq had dwelled.   Morphology וַיָּבֹא (va-ya-vo) – Root: בוא (bo); … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֥י זִלְפָּ֛ה שִׁפְחַ֥ת לֵאָ֖ה גָּ֣ד וְאָשֵׁ֑ר אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּד־לֹ֖ו בְּפַדַּ֥ן אֲרָֽם׃ The sons of Zilpa, Leʾa’s maidservant: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Ya‘aqov, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֥י (u-və-né) … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֤י בִלְהָה֙ שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֔ל דָּ֖ן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ The sons of Bilhah, Raḥel’s maidservant: Dan and Naftali.   Morphology וּבְנֵ֤י (u-və-né) – Root: בן (ben); Form: conjunction + noun, mp construct; Meaning: “And the sons of” בִלְהָה֙ (Bilhah) – Proper noun; Meaning: … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֣י רָחֵ֔ל יֹוסֵ֖ף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ The sons of Raḥel: Yosef and Binyamin.   Morphology בְּנֵ֣י (bə-né) – Root: בן (ben); Form: noun, mp construct; Meaning: “The sons of” רָחֵ֔ל (Raḥel) – Proper noun; Meaning: “Raḥel” יֹוסֵ֖ף (Yosef) – Proper noun; Meaning: … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֣י לֵאָ֔ה בְּכֹ֥ור יַעֲקֹ֖ב רְאוּבֵ֑ן וְשִׁמְעֹון֙ וְלֵוִ֣י וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְיִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר וּזְבוּלֻֽן׃ The sons of Leʾah, the firstborn of Yaʿaqov: Reʾuven, Shimʿon, Levi, Yehudah, Yissakhar, and Zevulun.   Morphology בְּנֵ֣י (bene) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: noun, mp construct; Translation: “The sons … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל פ וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ And it happened while Yisra’el lived in that land, that Re’uven went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Yisra’el heard. … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֣ט אָֽהֳלֹ֔ה מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְמִגְדַּל־עֵֽדֶר׃ And Yisra’el journeyed and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-ʿEder.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֖ע (va-yissaʿ) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he journeyed” יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisra’el) – Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el” וַיֵּ֣ט (va-yet) … Continue reading →

וַיַּצֵּ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛ב מַצֵּבָ֖ה עַל־קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ הִ֛וא מַצֶּ֥בֶת קְבֻרַֽת־רָחֵ֖ל עַד־הַיֹּֽום׃ And Yaʿaqov set up a pillar on her grave; it is the pillar of Raḥel’s grave to this day.   Morphology וַיַּצֵּ֧ב (va-yat-tzev) – Root: נצב (n-tz-v); Form: Hifil, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֖מָת רָחֵ֑ל וַתִּקָּבֵר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔תָה הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ And Raḥel died and was buried on the way to Efrat, which is Beit Leḥem.   Morphology וַתָּ֖מָת (va-tā-māt) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal, perfect, 3fs; Translation: “And [she] died” רָחֵ֑ל … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י בְּצֵ֤את נַפְשָׁהּ֙ כִּ֣י מֵ֔תָה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו בֶּן־אֹונִ֑י וְאָבִ֖יו קָֽרָא־לֹ֥ו בִנְיָמִֽין׃ And it came to pass, as her soul was departing for she died, that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Binyamin.   Morphology וַיְהִ֞י (va-ye-hi) … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י בְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּ בְּלִדְתָּ֑הּ וַתֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֤הּ הַמְיַלֶּ֨דֶת֙ אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י כִּֽי־גַם־זֶ֥ה לָ֖ךְ בֵּֽן׃ And it happened, as she had difficulty in her delivery, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for this is also a son for you.”   Morphology וַיְהִ֥י … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֵ֔ל וַֽיְהִי־עֹ֥וד כִּבְרַת־הָאָ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣וא אֶפְרָ֑תָה וַתֵּ֥לֶד רָחֵ֖ל וַתְּקַ֥שׁ בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃ And they journeyed from Beit-El, and there was still some distance to come to Efrath, and Raḥel gave birth, and she had hard labor in her delivery.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר אִתֹּ֥ו שָׁ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ And Ya‘aqov called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Beit-El.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֨א (va-yiq-ra) – Root: קרא (q-r-’); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and he … Continue reading →

וַיַּצֵּ֨ב יַעֲקֹ֜ב מַצֵּבָ֗ה בַּמָּקֹ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו מַצֶּ֣בֶת אָ֑בֶן וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ נֶ֔סֶךְ וַיִּצֹ֥ק עָלֶ֖יהָ שָֽׁמֶן׃ And Ya‘aqov set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a stone pillar, and he poured a drink offering upon it … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַל מֵעָלָ֖יו אֱלֹהִ֑ים בַּמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And God went up from him in the place where He had spoken with him.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַל (va-ya‘al) – Root: עלה (‘-l-h); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and He went up” מֵעָלָ֖יו (me-‘a-lav) … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛תִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם וּלְיִצְחָ֖ק לְךָ֣ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֶתֵּ֥ן אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And the land that I gave to Avraham and to Yitsḥaq, I will give to you, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.   Morphology … Continue reading →