Category Archives: Genesis

הַרְבּ֨וּ עָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙ מֹ֣הַר וּמַתָּ֔ן וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑י וּתְנוּ־לִ֥י אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ “Increase greatly on me the bride-price and gift, and I will give as you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁכֶם֙ אֶל־אָבִ֣יה וְאֶל־אַחֶ֔יהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖י אֶתֵּֽן׃ Shekhem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me, I will give.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyómer) – … Continue reading →

וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃ “Dwell with us, and the land will be before you; settle, trade in it, and take possession of it.”   Morphology וְאִתָּ֖נוּ (və-ʾittánu) – Preposition with 1cp suffix; “with us” תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ … Continue reading →

וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנוּ־לָ֔נוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ תִּקְח֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃ “Intermarry with us: give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.”   Morphology וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ (və-hitḥatənú) – Root: חתן (ḥatan); Form: Hithpael, imperfect, 1cp; “let us intermarry” אֹתָ֑נוּ (ʾotánu) – Direct object … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר חֲמוֹר אִתָּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שְׁכֶם בְּנִי חָשְׁקָ֤ה נַפְשׁוֹ֙ בְּבִתְּכֶ֔ם תְּנוּ נָ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ Ḥamor spoke with them, saying, “My son Shekhem’s soul longs for your daughter; please give her to him as a wife.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֨י יַעֲקֹ֜ב בָּ֤אוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיִּ֥חַר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹ֑ד כִּֽי־נְבָלָ֞ה עָשָׂ֣ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכֵ֖ן לֹ֥א יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ And the sons of Yaʿaqov came from the field when they heard, and the men were distressed, and they were very angry, … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֛א חֲמֹ֥ור אֲבִֽי־שְׁכֶ֖ם אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְדַבֵּ֖ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And Ḥamor, the father of Shekhem, went out to Ya’aqov to speak with him.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֛א (va-ye-tze) – Root: יצא (ya-tza); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “and he went out” … Continue reading →

וְיַעֲקֹ֣ב שָׁמַ֗ע כִּ֤י טִמֵּא֙ אֶת־דִּינָ֣ה בִתֹּ֔ו וּבָנָ֛יו הָי֥וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ יַעֲקֹ֖ב עַד־בֹּאָֽם׃ And Yaʿaqov heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter, but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Yaʿaqov kept silent until they came. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁכֶ֔ם אֶל־חֲמֹ֥ור אָבִ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר קַֽח־לִ֛י אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Shekhem said to Ḥamor, his father, saying, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yo-mer) – Root: אמר (a-mar); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק נַפְשֹׁ֔ו בְּדִינָ֖ה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙ אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֥ב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃ And his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Yaʿaqov, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to the young woman.   Morphology וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק (va-tid-bak) – Root: דבק (da-vak); … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨רְא אֹתָ֜הּ שְׁכֶ֧ם בֶּן־חֲמֹ֛ור הַֽחִוִּ֖י נְשִׂ֣יא הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אֹתָ֖הּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃ And Shekhem, the son of Ḥamor the Ḥiwwi, the prince of the land, saw her, and he took her, and he lay with her, and he afflicted her. … Continue reading →

וַתֵּצֵ֤א דִינָה֙ בַּת־לֵאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב לִרְאֹ֖ות בִּבְנֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And Dina, the daughter of Le’a, whom she had borne to Yaʿaqov, went out to see the daughters of the land.   Morphology וַתֵּצֵ֤א (va-te-tze) – Root: יצא (ya-tza); Form: Qal, … Continue reading →

וַיַּצֶּב־שָׁ֖ם מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּ֨קְרָא־לֹ֔ו אֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And he set up there an altar and called it El Elohe Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיַּצֶּב־שָׁ֖ם (vayyatsev-shām) – Root: נצב; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hifil imperfect consecutive) 3rd person masculine singular + adverb; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־חֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽטָה־שָׁם֙ אָהֳלֹ֔ו מִיַּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־חֲמֹ֖ור אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם בְּמֵאָ֖ה קְשִׂיטָֽה׃ And he bought the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent, from the hand of the sons of Ḥamor, father of Shekhem, for a hundred … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֩ יַעֲקֹ֨ב שָׁלֵ֜ם עִ֣יר שְׁכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּבֹאֹ֖ו מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּ֖חַן אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃ And Yaʿaqov came in peace to the city of Shekhem, which is in the land of Kenaʿan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and he encamped … Continue reading →

וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה וַיִּ֥בֶן לֹ֖ו בָּ֑יִת וּלְמִקְנֵ֨הוּ֙ עָשָׂ֣ה סֻכֹּ֔ת עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הַמָּקֹ֖ום סֻכֹּֽות׃ And Yaʿaqov journeyed to Sukkot, and he built for himself a house, and for his livestock he made booths; therefore he called the name of the place … Continue reading →

וַיָּשָׁב֩ בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֛ו לְדַרְכֹּ֖ו שֵׂעִֽירָה׃ And ʿEsav returned that day on his way to Seʿir.   Morphology וַיָּשָׁב֩ (vayyāshav) – Root: שׁוב; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect consecutive) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he returned”; Notes: Standard narrative verb. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו אַצִּֽיגָה־נָּ֣א עִמְּךָ֔ מִן־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And ʿEsav said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” And he said, “Why this? Let me find favor in … Continue reading →

יַעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדֹּ֑ו וַאֲנִ֞י אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה׃ Please let my lord pass before his servant, and I will move on slowly, at the pace of the work that is before me … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֲדֹנִ֤י יֹדֵ֨עַ֙ כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִ֣ים רַכִּ֔ים וְהַצֹּ֥אן וְהַבָּקָ֖ר עָלֹ֣ות עָלָ֑י וּדְפָקוּם֙ יֹ֣ום אֶחָ֔ד וָמֵ֖תוּ כָּל־הַצֹּֽאן׃ And he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and the cattle are nursing upon me; and if … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר נִסְעָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה וְאֵלְכָ֖ה לְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ And he said, “Let us journey and let us go, and I will go before you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect consecutive) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

קַח־נָ֤א אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻבָ֣את לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־חַנַּ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י יֶשׁ־לִי־כֹ֑ל וַיִּפְצַר־בֹּ֖ו וַיִּקָּֽח׃ Take, please, my blessing that has been brought to you, because God has graciously favored me, and because I have everything.” And he urged him, and he took.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל־נָא֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃ And Yaʿaqov said, “Please, if I have now found favor in your eyes, then take my gift from my hand, because therefore … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עֵשָׂ֖ו יֶשׁ־לִ֣י רָ֑ב אָחִ֕י יְהִ֥י לְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃ And ʿEsav said, “I have much, my brother; let what is yours be yours.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect consecutive) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לְךָ֛ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And he said, “Who is to you all this camp that I met?” And he said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayyōmer) … Continue reading →

וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ גַּם־לֵאָ֛ה וִילָדֶ֖יהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ וְאַחַ֗ר נִגַּ֥שׁ יֹוסֵ֛ף וְרָחֵ֖ל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ And Leʾa also came near, and her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Yosef and Raḥel came near, and they bowed down.   Morphology וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ (vattiggaš) – Root: נגשׁ; Form: … Continue reading →

וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָחֹ֛ות הֵ֥נָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃ And the maidservants came near, they and their children, and they bowed down.   Morphology וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ (vattiggašnāh) – Root: נגשׁ; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect consecutive) 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “And they came near”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֣א אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר הַיְלָדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And he lifted his eyes and he saw the women and the children, and he said, “Who are these to you?” And he said, “The children whom … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתֹו֙ וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ And ʿEsav ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck, and kissed him, and they wept.   Morphology וַיָּ֨רָץ (vayyārats) – Root: רץ; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3ms); … Continue reading →

וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֨רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים עַד־גִּשְׁתֹּ֖ו עַד־אָחִֽיו׃ And he passed before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother.   Morphology וְהוּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Independent pronoun, 3rd … Continue reading →