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וַיְצַ֤ו אֹתָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֔וּן לַֽאדֹנִ֖י לְעֵשָׂ֑ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ עַבְדְּךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב עִם־לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָאֵחַ֖ר עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord, to ʿEsav: ‘Thus says your servant Yaʿaqov, I have sojourned with Lavan and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֹֽום׃ And Yaʿaqov sent messengers before him to ʿEsav his brother, to the land of Seʿir, the field of Edom.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shālaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ם מַחֲנֵ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים זֶ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃ פ And Yaʿaqov said when he saw them, “This is the camp of God.” And he called the name of that place Maḥanayim.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב הָלַ֣ךְ לְדַרְכֹּ֑ו וַיִּפְגְּעוּ־בֹ֖ו מַלְאֲכֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Yaʿaqov went on his way, and the angels of God met him.   Morphology וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (ve-Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב (y-ʿ-q-b); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “And Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Refers to the patriarch Jacob. … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם לָבָ֜ן בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק לְבָנָ֛יו וְלִבְנֹותָ֖יו וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶתְהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ וַיָּ֥שָׁב לָבָ֖ן לִמְקֹמֹֽו׃ And Lavan arose early in the morning and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Lavan went and returned to his place.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֥ב זֶ֨בַח֙ בָּהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֥א לְאֶחָ֖יו לֶאֱכָל־לָ֑חֶם וַיֹּ֣אכְלוּ לֶ֔חֶם וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ בָּהָֽר׃ And Yaʿaqov offered a sacrifice on the mountain and called his brothers to eat bread. And they ate bread and lodged on the mountain.   Morphology וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח (vayyizbaḥ) – … Continue reading →

אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י נָחֹור֙ יִשְׁפְּט֣וּ בֵינֵ֔ינוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּפַ֖חַד אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק׃ The God of Avraham and the God of Naḥor shall judge between us, the God of their father.” And Yaʿaqov swore by the Fear of his father … Continue reading →

עֵ֚ד הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵדָ֖ה הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה אִם־אָ֗נִי לֹֽא־אֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֔ה וְאִם־֠אַתָּה לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֨ר אֵלַ֜י אֶת־הַגַּ֥ל הַזֶּ֛ה וְאֶת־הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לְרָעָֽה׃ This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב הִנֵּ֣ה הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרִ֖יתִי בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃ And Lavan said to Yaʿaqov, “Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set between me and you.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); … Continue reading →

אִם־תְּעַנֶּ֣ה אֶת־בְּנֹתַ֗י וְאִם־תִּקַּ֤ח נָשִׁים֙ עַל־בְּנֹתַ֔י אֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ עִמָּ֑נוּ רְאֵ֕ה אֱלֹהִ֥ים עֵ֖ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃ If you mistreat my daughters, and if you take wives besides my daughters, though no man is with us, see, God is witness between me and you.” … Continue reading →

וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר יִ֥צֶף יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נִסָּתֵ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ And the Mitspa, for he said, “May YHWH watch between me and you, when a man is hidden from his fellow.”   Morphology וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ (ve-ha-mitzpah) – Root: מצפה (m-tz-p-h); … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן הַגַּ֨ל הַזֶּ֥ה עֵ֛ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ הַיֹּ֑ום עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו גַּלְעֵֽד׃ And Lavan said, “This heap is a witness between me and you today.” Therefore, its name was called Galʿed.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֣ו לָבָ֔ן יְגַ֖ר שָׂהֲדוּתָ֑א וְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב קָ֥רָא לֹ֖ו גַּלְעֵֽד׃ And Lavan called it “Yegar Sahaduta,” but Yaʿaqov called it “Galʿed.”   Morphology וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֣ו (vayyiqra-lo) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב לְאֶחָיו֙ לִקְט֣וּ אֲבָנִ֔ים וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֲבָנִ֖ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־גָ֑ל וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּ שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַגָּֽל׃ And Yaʿaqov said to his brothers, “Gather stones.” So they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֥ח יַעֲקֹ֖ב אָ֑בֶן וַיְרִימֶ֖הָ מַצֵּבָֽה׃ And Yaʿaqov took a stone and set it up as a pillar.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayyiqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he took”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכָ֛ה נִכְרְתָ֥ה בְרִ֖ית אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵ֖ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃ And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and you, and let it be a witness between me and you.”    Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (veʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿ-t-h); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַן לָבָ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַבָּנֹ֨ות בְּנֹתַ֜י וְהַבָּנִ֤ים בָּנַי֙ וְהַצֹּ֣אן צֹאנִ֔י וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לִי־ה֑וּא וְלִבְנֹתַ֞י מָֽה־אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה לָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הַיֹּ֔ום אֹ֥ו לִבְנֵיהֶ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלָֽדוּ׃ And Lavan answered and said to Yaʿaqov, “The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, … Continue reading →

לוּלֵ֡י אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִי֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם וּפַ֤חַד יִצְחָק֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רֵיקָ֣ם שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי אֶת־עָנְיִ֞י וְאֶת־יְגִ֧יעַ כַּפַּ֛י רָאָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיֹּ֥וכַח אָֽמֶשׁ׃ If not for the God of my father, the God of Avraham, and the Fear of Yitsḥaq being with me, … Continue reading →

זֶה־לִּ֞י עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָה֮ בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת מֹנִֽים׃ These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, … Continue reading →

הָיִ֧יתִי בַיֹּ֛ום אֲכָלַ֥נִי חֹ֖רֶב וְקֶ֣רַח בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַתִּדַּ֥ד שְׁנָתִ֖י מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃ I was in the day consumed by heat, and by frost at night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.   Morphology הָיִ֧יתִי (hayiti) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Perfect 1st … Continue reading →

טְרֵפָה֙ לֹא־הֵבֵ֣אתִי אֵלֶ֔יךָ אָנֹכִ֣י אֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה מִיָּדִ֖י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י יֹ֔ום וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י לָֽיְלָה׃ I did not bring to you a torn animal; I myself bore the loss of it. From my hand you required it, whether it was stolen by day or … Continue reading →

זֶה֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ רְחֵלֶ֥יךָ וְעִזֶּ֖יךָ לֹ֣א שִׁכֵּ֑לוּ וְאֵילֵ֥י צֹאנְךָ֖ לֹ֥א אָכָֽלְתִּי׃ These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats did not miscarry, and the rams of your flock I did not eat. … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־מִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּ אֶת־כָּל־כֵּלַ֗י מַה־מָּצָ֨אתָ֙ מִכֹּ֣ל כְּלֵי־בֵיתֶ֔ךָ שִׂ֣ים כֹּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶד אַחַ֖י וְאַחֶ֑יךָ וְיֹוכִ֖יחוּ בֵּ֥ין שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ For you have searched all my belongings; what have you found of all your household items? Set it here before my brothers and your brothers, and let … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֥חַר לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיָּ֣רֶב בְּלָבָ֑ן וַיַּ֤עַן יַעֲקֹב֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְלָבָ֔ן מַה־פִּשְׁעִי֙ מַ֣ה חַטָּאתִ֔י כִּ֥י דָלַ֖קְתָּ אַחֲרָֽי׃ And Yaʿaqov was angry and contended with Lavan, and Yaʿaqov answered and said to Lavan, “What is my transgression? What is my sin, that you have … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אָבִ֗יהָ אַל־יִ֨חַר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י כִּ֣י לֹ֤וא אוּכַל֙ לָק֣וּם מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ כִּי־דֶ֥רֶךְ נָשִׁ֖ים לִ֑י וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ וְלֹ֥א מָצָ֖א אֶת־הַתְּרָפִֽים׃ And she said to her father, “Let it not be displeasing in the eyes of my lord, for I cannot rise before you, … Continue reading →

וְרָחֵ֞ל לָקְחָ֣ה אֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֗ים וַתְּשִׂמֵ֛ם בְּכַ֥ר הַגָּמָ֖ל וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁ לָבָ֛ן אֶת־כָּל־הָאֹ֖הֶל וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽא׃ Now Raḥel had taken the terafim and placed them in the saddle of the camel, and she sat upon them. And Lavan searched all the tent but … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א לָבָ֜ן בְּאֹ֥הֶל יַעֲקֹ֣ב וּבְאֹ֣הֶל לֵאָ֗ה וּבְאֹ֛הֶל שְׁתֵּ֥י הָאֲמָהֹ֖ת וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑א וַיֵּצֵא֙ מֵאֹ֣הֶל לֵאָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֹ֥הֶל רָחֵֽל׃ And Lavan came into the tent of Yaʿaqov, and into the tent of Leʾa, and into the tent of the two maidservants, but … Continue reading →

עִ֠ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֣א אֶת־אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ לֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶה֒ נֶ֣גֶד אַחֵ֧ינוּ הַֽכֶּר־לְךָ֛ מָ֥ה עִמָּדִ֖י וְקַֽח־לָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֥י רָחֵ֖ל גְּנָבָֽתַם׃ With whomever you find your gods, he shall not live. Before our brothers, recognize what is with me and take it for yourself.” … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַן יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְלָבָ֑ן כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔אתִי כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֹותֶ֖יךָ מֵעִמִּֽי׃ And Yaʿaqov answered and said to Lavan, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.’   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַן (vayyaʿan) – … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ הָלֹ֣ךְ הָלַ֔כְתָּ כִּֽי־נִכְסֹ֥ף נִכְסַ֖פְתָּה לְבֵ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ לָ֥מָּה גָנַ֖בְתָּ אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃ And now you have surely gone because you longed greatly for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”   Morphology וְעַתָּה֙ (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿattah); Form: … Continue reading →