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וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־הַשְּׁפָחֹ֛ות וְאֶת־יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְאֶת־לֵאָ֤ה וִֽילָדֶ֨יהָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים וְאֶת־רָחֵ֥ל וְאֶת־יֹוסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃ And he placed the maidservants and their children first, and Leʾa and her children after, and Raḥel and Yosef last.   Morphology וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שׂים; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמֹּ֕ו אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֹֽות׃ And Yaʿaqov lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, ʿEsav was coming, and with him were four hundred men. And he divided … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא־יֹאכְל֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־גִּ֣יד הַנָּשֶׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־כַּ֣ף הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י נָגַע֙ בְּכַף־יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּגִ֖יד הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃ Therefore, the children of Yisraʾel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the socket of the hip until this … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־לֹ֣ו הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָבַ֖ר אֶת־פְּנוּאֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא צֹלֵ֖עַ עַל־יְרֵכֹֽו׃ And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuʾel, and he was limping on his thigh.   Morphology וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־לֹ֣ו (vayyizraḥ-lo) – Root: זרח (zaraḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב שֵׁ֥ם הַמָּקֹ֖ום פְּנִיאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־רָאִ֤יתִי אֱלֹהִים֙ פָּנִ֣ים אֶל־פָּנִ֔ים וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל נַפְשִֽׁי׃ And Yaʿaqov called the name of the place Peniʾel, for I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֧א (vayyiqra) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה תִּשְׁאַ֣ל לִשְׁמִ֑י וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֹתֹ֖ו שָֽׁם׃ And Yaʿaqov asked and said, “Please tell me your name.” And he said, “Why do you ask for my name?” And he blessed him there.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ יֵאָמֵ֥ר עֹוד֙ שִׁמְךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַתּוּכָֽל׃ And he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Yaʿaqov, but Yisraʾel, for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֗אמֶר … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Yaʿaqov.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י עָלָ֖ה הַשָּׁ֑חַר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃ And he said, “Let me go, for the dawn has risen.” And he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֗רְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָכֹל֙ לֹ֔ו וַיִּגַּ֖ע בְּכַף־יְרֵכֹ֑ו וַתֵּ֨קַע֙ כַּף־יֶ֣רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּהֵֽאָבְקֹ֖ו עִמֹּֽו׃ And he saw that he could not prevail against him, and he touched the socket of his thigh, and the socket of Yaʿaqov’s thigh was dislocated as he … Continue reading →

וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדֹּ֑ו וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמֹּ֔ו עַ֖ד עֲלֹ֥ות הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ And Yaʿaqov was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of dawn.   Morphology וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר (vayyivater) – Root: יתר (yatar); Form: Nifal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם אֶת־הַנָּ֑חַל וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לֹו׃ And he took them and made them cross the stream, and he made all that was his pass over.   Morphology וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם (vayyiqqaḥem) – Root: לקח (laqaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֗וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י נָשָׁיו֙ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו וְאֶת־אַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר יְלָדָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃ And he arose that night and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven children, and crossed over the ford of Yabboq. … Continue reading →

וַתַּעֲבֹ֥ר הַמִּנְחָ֖ה עַל־פָּנָ֑יו וְה֛וּא לָ֥ן בַּלַּֽיְלָה־הַה֖וּא בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And the gift passed before him, but he stayed that night in the camp.   Morphology וַתַּעֲבֹ֥ר (vatʿavor) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם גַּ֗ם הִנֵּ֛ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ יַעֲקֹ֖ב אַחֲרֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־אָמַ֞ר אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה פָנָ֗יו בַּמִּנְחָה֙ הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת לְפָנָ֔י וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן֙ אֶרְאֶ֣ה פָנָ֔יו אוּלַ֖י יִשָּׂ֥א פָנָֽי׃ And you shall say, ‘Behold, your servant Yaʿaqov is also behind us.’” For he said, “I will appease his face with the … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֞ו גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַשֵּׁנִ֗י גַּ֚ם אֶת־הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י גַּ֚ם אֶת־כָּל־הַהֹ֣לְכִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֥י הָעֲדָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ תְּדַבְּר֣וּן אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם אֹתֹֽו׃ And he commanded also the second, also the third, also all who were following after the herds, saying, “According to this word you shall … Continue reading →

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב מִנְחָ֥ה הִוא֙ שְׁלוּחָ֔ה לַֽאדֹנִ֖י לְעֵשָׂ֑ו וְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ה֖וּא אַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃ And you shall say, ‘To your servant Yaʿaqov, it is a gift sent to my lord, to ʿEsav, and behold, he himself is behind us.’”   Morphology וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (ve-ʾamarta) … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֥ו אֶת־הָרִאשֹׁ֖ון לֵאמֹ֑ר כִּ֣י יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֗י וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְמִי־אַ֨תָּה֙ וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֔ךְ וּלְמִ֖י אֵ֥לֶּה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ And he commanded the first, saying, “When ʿEsav my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּן֙ בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֔יו עֵ֥דֶר עֵ֖דֶר לְבַדֹּ֑ו וַ֤יֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י וְרֶ֣וַח תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ בֵּ֥ין עֵ֖דֶר וּבֵ֥ין עֵֽדֶר׃ And he placed them in the hand of his servants, each herd by itself, and he said to his servants, “Pass on before me, and … Continue reading →

גְּמַלִּ֧ים מֵינִיקֹ֛ות וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים פָּרֹ֤ות אַרְבָּעִים֙ וּפָרִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה אֲתֹנֹ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַעְיָרִ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ Thirty nursing camels and their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.   Morphology גְּמַלִּ֧ים (gemallim) – Root: גמל (gamal); Form: Noun, … Continue reading →

עִזִּ֣ים מָאתַ֔יִם וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֑ים רְחֵלִ֥ים מָאתַ֖יִם וְאֵילִ֥ים עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ Two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams.   Morphology עִזִּ֣ים (ʿizzim) – Root: עז (ʿez); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “female goats”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥לֶן שָׁ֖ם בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיִּקַּ֞ח מִן־הַבָּ֧א בְיָדֹ֛ו מִנְחָ֖ה לְעֵשָׂ֥ו אָחִֽיו׃ And he lodged there that night, and he took from what came into his hand a gift for ʿEsav his brother.   Morphology וַיָּ֥לֶן (vayalen) – Root: לון (lun); Form: … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֔רְתָּ הֵיטֵ֥ב אֵיטִ֖יב עִמָּ֑ךְ וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּחֹ֣ול הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃ But You said, ‘I will surely do good with you, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted for multitude.’” … Continue reading →

הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֤א אָנֹכִי֙ אֹתֹ֔ו פֶּן־יָבֹ֣וא וְהִכַּ֔נִי אֵ֖ם עַל־בָּנִֽים׃ Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of ʿEsav, for I am afraid of him, lest he come and strike me, the … Continue reading →

קָטֹ֜נְתִּי מִכֹּ֤ל הַחֲסָדִים֙ וּמִכָּל־הָ֣אֱמֶ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֣י בְמַקְלִ֗י עָבַ֨רְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַתָּ֥ה הָיִ֖יתִי לִשְׁנֵ֥י מַחֲנֹֽות׃ I am unworthy of all the kindnesses and of all the truth that You have done for Your servant, for with my staff I … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ יַעֲקֹב֒ אֱלֹהֵי֙ אָבִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם וֵאלֹהֵ֖י אָבִ֣י יִצְחָ֑ק יְהוָ֞ה הָאֹמֵ֣ר אֵלַ֗י שׁ֧וּב לְאַרְצְךָ֛ וּלְמֹולַדְתְּךָ֖ וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה עִמָּֽךְ׃ And Yaʿaqov said, “O God of my father Avraham, and God of my father Yitsḥaq, YHWH who said to me, ‘Return to your land … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אִם־יָבֹ֥וא עֵשָׂ֛ו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הָאַחַ֖ת וְהִכָּ֑הוּ וְהָיָ֛ה הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃ And he said, “If ʿEsav comes to the one camp and strikes it, then the remaining camp shall escape.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayyōʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾāmar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיִּירָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב מְאֹ֖ד וַיֵּ֣צֶר לֹ֑ו וַיַּ֜חַץ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֗ו וְאֶת־הַצֹּ֧אן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֛ר וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖ים לִשְׁנֵ֥י מַחֲנֹֽות׃ And Yaʿaqov was greatly afraid and distressed, and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the cattle, and the camels, into two … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו וְגַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאֹ֥ות אִ֖ישׁ עִמֹּֽו׃ And the messengers returned to Yaʿaqov, saying, “We came to your brother, to ʿEsav, and moreover, he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי־לִי֙ שֹׁ֣ור וַחֲמֹ֔ור צֹ֖אן וְעֶ֣בֶד וְשִׁפְחָ֑ה וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙ לְהַגִּ֣יד לַֽאדֹנִ֔י לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ And I have oxen and donkeys, flocks, and a servant and a maidservant, and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your eyes.” … Continue reading →