Category Archives: Genesis

וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יף הַצֹּ֖אן לֹ֣א יָשִׂ֑ים וְהָיָ֤ה הָעֲטֻפִים֙ לְלָבָ֔ן וְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖ים לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ But when the flock was weak, he did not place them; thus, the weak ones were for Lavan, and the strong ones were for Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יף (u-vehaʿatif) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּכָל־יַחֵם֮ הַצֹּ֣אן הַמְקֻשָּׁרֹות֒ וְשָׂ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֧ב אֶת־הַמַּקְלֹ֛ות לְעֵינֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים לְיַחְמֵ֖נָּה בַּמַּקְלֹֽות׃ And it was, whenever the flock was in heat, the bound ones, Yaʿaqov placed the rods before the eyes of the flock in the troughs, so that they … Continue reading →

וְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ הִפְרִ֣יד יַעֲקֹב֒ וַ֠יִּתֵּן פְּנֵ֨י הַצֹּ֧אן אֶל־עָקֹ֛ד וְכָל־ח֖וּם בְּצֹ֣אן לָבָ֑ן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־לֹ֤ו עֲדָרִים֙ לְבַדֹּ֔ו וְלֹ֥א שָׁתָ֖ם עַל־צֹ֥אן לָבָֽן׃ And Yaʿaqov separated the lambs, and he set the faces of the flock toward the striped and all the brown in the flock … Continue reading →

וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ הַצֹּ֖אן אֶל־הַמַּקְלֹ֑ות וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ הַצֹּ֔אן עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּטְלֻאִֽים׃ And the flock became heated by the rods, and the flock bore striped, speckled, and spotted young.   Morphology וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ (vayyeḥemu) – Root: חמם (ḥamam); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיַּצֵּ֗ג אֶת־הַמַּקְלֹות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּצֵּ֔ל בָּרֳהָטִ֖ים בְּשִֽׁקֲתֹ֣ות הַמָּ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר֩ תָּבֹ֨אןָ הַצֹּ֤אן לִשְׁתֹּות֙ לְנֹ֣כַח הַצֹּ֔אן וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה בְּבֹאָ֥ן לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ And he set the rods that he had peeled in the troughs, in the watering places where the flock came to drink, opposite the … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לֹ֣ו יַעֲקֹ֗ב מַקַּ֥ל לִבְנֶ֛ה לַ֖ח וְל֣וּז וְעֶרְמֹ֑ון וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל בָּהֵן֙ פְּצָלֹ֣ות לְבָנֹ֔ות מַחְשֹׂף֙ הַלָּבָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמַּקְלֹֽות׃ And Yaʿaqov took for himself rods of fresh white poplar, almond, and plane tree, and he peeled white peelings in them, exposing the white that … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֗שֶׂם דֶּ֚רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים בֵּינֹ֖ו וּבֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיַעֲקֹ֗ב רֹעֶ֛ה אֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן הַנֹּותָרֹֽת׃ And he set a distance of three days’ journey between himself and Yaʿaqov, and Yaʿaqov pastured the remaining flock of Lavan.   Morphology וַיָּ֗שֶׂם (vayyasem) – Root: שם … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣סַר בַּיֹּום֩ הַה֨וּא אֶת־הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָֽעִזִּים֙ הַנְּקֻדֹּ֣ות וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן֙ בֹּ֔ו וְכָל־ח֖וּם בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֖ן בְּיַד־בָּנָֽיו׃ And he removed on that day the he-goats that were striped and spotted, and all the goats that were speckled and spotted, all … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן הֵ֑ן ל֖וּ יְהִ֥י כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ And Lavan said, “Behold, would that it be according to your word.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative … Continue reading →

וְעָֽנְתָה־בִּ֤י צִדְקָתִי֙ בְּיֹ֣ום מָחָ֔ר כִּֽי־תָבֹ֥וא עַל־שְׂכָרִ֖י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ֩ נָקֹ֨ד וְטָל֜וּא בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים וְחוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב ה֖וּא אִתִּֽי׃ And my righteousness shall testify for me on the morrow when you come concerning my wages before you: every one that is not … Continue reading →

אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר בְּכָל־צֹֽאנְךָ֜ הַיֹּ֗ום הָסֵ֨ר מִשָּׁ֜ם כָּל־שֶׂ֣ה נָקֹ֣ד וְטָל֗וּא וְכָל־שֶׂה־חוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים וְטָל֥וּא וְנָקֹ֖ד בָּעִזִּ֑ים וְהָיָ֖ה שְׂכָרִֽי׃ I will pass through all your flock today; remove from there every speckled and spotted sheep, and every brown sheep among the lambs, and the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מָ֣ה אֶתֶּן־לָ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִ֣י מְא֔וּמָה אִם־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ And he said, “What shall I give you?” And Yaʿaqov said, “You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י מְעַט֩ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֨ה לְךָ֤ לְפָנַי֙ וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ לָרֹ֔ב וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ לְרַגְלִ֑י וְעַתָּ֗ה מָתַ֛י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י לְבֵיתִֽי׃ For there was little that you had before me, but it has spread greatly, and YHWH has blessed you at my footsteps. But now, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה מִקְנְךָ֖ אִתִּֽי׃ And he said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נָקְבָ֧ה שְׂכָרְךָ֛ עָלַ֖י וְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ And he said, “Specify your wages for me, and I will give it.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לָבָ֔ן אִם־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ נִחַ֕שְׁתִּי וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃ And Lavan said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes—I have divined that YHWH has blessed me because of you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

תְּנָ֞ה אֶת־נָשַׁ֣י וְאֶת־יְלָדַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָבַ֧דְתִּי אֹֽתְךָ֛ בָּהֵ֖ן וְאֵלֵ֑כָה כִּ֚י אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֶת־עֲבֹדָתִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃ Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and I will go, for you know my service which I have served … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָלְדָ֥ה רָחֵ֖ל אֶת־יֹוסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־לָבָ֔ן שַׁלְּחֵ֨נִי֙ וְאֵ֣לְכָ֔ה אֶל־מְקֹומִ֖י וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃ And it came to pass, when Raḥel had borne Yosef, that Yaʿaqov said to Lavan, “Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my … Continue reading →

וַתִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֛ו יֹוסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר יֹסֵ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י בֵּ֥ן אַחֵֽר׃ And she called his name Yosef, saying, “May YHWH add to me another son.”   Morphology וַתִּקְרָ֧א (vattiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר אָסַ֥ף אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי׃ And she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “God has taken away my reproach.”   Morphology וַתַּ֖הַר (vattahar) – Root: הרה (harah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָֽהּ׃ And God remembered Raḥel, and God listened to her, and He opened her womb.   Morphology וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר (vayyizkor) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֖ר יָ֣לְדָה בַּ֑ת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ דִּינָֽה׃ And afterward, she bore a daughter and she called her name Dina.   Morphology וְאַחַ֖ר (veʾaḥar) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And afterward”; Notes: Indicates sequence of events. יָ֣לְדָה (yalda) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֗ה זְבָדַ֨נִי אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֹתִי֮ זֵ֣בֶד טֹוב֒ הַפַּ֨עַם֙ יִזְבְּלֵ֣נִי אִישִׁ֔י כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי לֹ֖ו שִׁשָּׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו זְבֻלֽוּן׃ And Leʾa said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. This time my husband will honor me, for I have borne him … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֤הַר עֹוד֙ לֵאָ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּן־שִׁשִּׁ֖י לְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Leʾa conceived again and bore a sixth son to Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וַתַּ֤הַר (vattahar) – Root: הרה (harah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she conceived”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן אֱלֹהִים֙ שְׂכָרִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תִּי שִׁפְחָתִ֖י לְאִישִׁ֑י וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו יִשָּׂשֶׂכָֽר׃ And Leʾa said, “God has given me my reward because I gave my maidservant to my husband.” And she called his name Yissaskhar.   Morphology וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vattómer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־לֵאָ֑ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב בֵּ֥ן חֲמִישִֽׁי׃ And God listened to Leʾa, and she conceived and bore to Yaʿaqov a fifth son.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (vayyishmaʿ) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֮ בָּעֶרֶב֒ וַתֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה לִקְרָאתֹ֗ו וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵלַ֣י תָּבֹ֔וא כִּ֚י שָׂכֹ֣ר שְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָ בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑י וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עִמָּ֖הּ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃ And Yaʿaqov came from the field in the evening, and Leʾa went out to meet him and said, “You must come … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הַמְעַט֙ קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ אֶת־אִישִׁ֔י וְלָקַ֕חַת גַּ֥ם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנִ֑י וַתֹּ֣אמֶר רָחֵ֗ל לָכֵן֙ יִשְׁכַּ֤ב עִמָּךְ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה תַּ֖חַת דּוּדָאֵ֥י בְנֵֽךְ׃ And she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband, that you also take my son’s … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֜ן בִּימֵ֣י קְצִיר־חִטִּ֗ים וַיִּמְצָ֤א דֽוּדָאִים֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתָ֔ם אֶל־לֵאָ֖ה אִמֹּ֑ו וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רָחֵל֙ אֶל־לֵאָ֔ה תְּנִי־נָ֣א לִ֔י מִדּוּדָאֵ֖י בְּנֵֽךְ׃ And Reʾuven went in the days of the wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to Leʾa his … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֔ה בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י כִּ֥י אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי בָּנֹ֑ות וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו אָשֵֽׁר׃ And Leʾa said, “In my happiness! For daughters have called me blessed.” And she called his name Asher.   Morphology וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vattómer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd … Continue reading →