Category Archives: Genesis

וַתֵּ֗לֶד זִלְפָּה֙ שִׁפְחַ֣ת לֵאָ֔ה בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Zilpa, Leʾa’s maidservant, bore a second son to Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וַתֵּ֗לֶד (vattéled) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she bore”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לֵאָ֖ה בגד וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו גָּֽד׃ And Leʾa said, “Good fortune has come!” And she called his name Gad.   Morphology וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (vattómer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֗לֶד זִלְפָּ֛ה שִׁפְחַ֥ת לֵאָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֥ב בֵּֽן׃ And Zilpa, Leʾa’s maidservant, bore to Yaʿaqov a son.   Morphology וַתֵּ֗לֶד (vattêled) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she bore”; Notes: Refers to Zilpah giving … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֣רֶא לֵאָ֔ה כִּ֥י עָמְדָ֖ה מִלֶּ֑דֶת וַתִּקַּח֙ אֶת־זִלְפָּ֣ה שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ וַתִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛הּ לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Leʾa saw that she had ceased bearing, and she took Zilpa her maidservant and gave her to Yaʿaqov as a wife.   Morphology וַתֵּ֣רֶא (vattere) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר רָחֵ֗ל נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־אֲחֹתִ֖י גַּם־יָכֹ֑לְתִּי וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ And Raḥel said, “With mighty wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called his name Naftali.   Morphology וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vattōmer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֣הַר עֹ֔וד וַתֵּ֕לֶד בִּלְהָ֖ה שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֑ל בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Bilha, Raḥel’s maidservant, conceived again and bore a second son to Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וַתַּ֣הַר (vattahar) – Root: הרה (harah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רָחֵל֙ דָּנַ֣נִּי אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְגַם֙ שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלִ֔י וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֖י בֵּ֑ן עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֹ֖ו דָּֽן׃ And Raḥel said, “God has judged me, and also has heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore, she called his name Dan.   Morphology וַתֹּ֤אמֶר … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֣הַר בִּלְהָ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב בֵּֽן׃ And Bilha conceived and bore to Yaʿaqov a son.   Morphology וַתַּ֣הַר (vattahar) – Root: הרה (harah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she conceived”; Notes: Describes Bilhah becoming pregnant. בִּלְהָ֔ה … Continue reading →

וַתִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־בִּלְהָ֥ה שִׁפְחָתָ֖הּ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ יַעֲקֹֽב׃ And she gave him Bilha, her maid, as a wife, and Yaʿaqov went in to her.   Morphology וַתִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו (vattiten-lo) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular + … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה אֲמָתִ֥י בִלְהָ֖ה בֹּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יהָ וְתֵלֵד֙ עַל־בִּרְכַּ֔י וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And she said, “Behold, my maid Bilha, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, so that I too may be built up through her.”   … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּרָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲתַ֤חַת אֱלֹהִים֙ אָנֹ֔כִי אֲשֶׁר־מָנַ֥ע מִמֵּ֖ךְ פְּרִי־בָֽטֶן׃ And Yaʿaqov’s anger burned against Raḥel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”   Morphology וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף (vayyiḥar-af) … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֣רֶא רָחֵ֗ל כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽלְדָה֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַתְּקַנֵּ֥א רָחֵ֖ל בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ הָֽבָה־לִּ֣י בָנִ֔ים וְאִם־אַ֖יִן מֵתָ֥ה אָנֹֽכִי׃ And Raḥel saw that she had not borne children to Yaʿaqov, and Raḥel envied her sister, and she said to Yaʿaqov, “Give me children, … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֨הַר עֹ֜וד וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֗ן וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַפַּ֨עַם֙ אֹודֶ֣ה אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֹ֖ו יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד מִלֶּֽדֶת׃ And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, “This time I will praise YHWH.” Therefore, she called his name Yehuda, and she ceased … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֣הַר עֹוד֮ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֤ה הַפַּ֨עַם֙ יִלָּוֶ֤ה אִישִׁי֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי לֹ֖ו שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו לֵוִֽי׃ And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֣הַר עֹוד֮ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּן֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָ֣ה אָנֹ֔כִי וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֖י גַּם־אֶת־זֶ֑ה וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו שִׁמְעֹֽון׃ And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, “Because YHWH has heard that I am hated, He has also given me this one.” … Continue reading →

וַתַּ֤הַר לֵאָה֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו רְאוּבֵ֑ן כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֗ה כִּֽי־רָאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּעָנְיִ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה יֶאֱהָבַ֥נִי אִישִֽׁי׃ And Leʾa conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reʾuven, for she said, “Because YHWH has seen my affliction, for now … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤רְא יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָ֣ה לֵאָ֔ה וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־רַחְמָ֑הּ וְרָחֵ֖ל עֲקָרָֽה׃ And YHWH saw that Leʾa was hated, and He opened her womb, but Raḥel was barren.   Morphology וַיַּ֤רְא (va-yar) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹא֙ גַּ֣ם אֶל־רָחֵ֔ל וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב גַּֽם־אֶת־רָחֵ֖ל מִלֵּאָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמֹּ֔ו עֹ֖וד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֹֽות׃ And he also went in to Raḥel, and he also loved Raḥel more than Leʾa, and he served with him yet another seven years.   Morphology וַיָּבֹא֙ (va-yavo) – … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙ לְרָחֵ֣ל בִּתֹּ֔ו אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה שִׁפְחָתֹ֑ו לָ֖הּ לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃ And Lavan gave to Raḥel his daughter Bilha, his maidservant, to her as a maidservant.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (va-yitten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ יַעֲקֹב֙ כֵּ֔ן וַיְמַלֵּ֖א שְׁבֻ֣עַ זֹ֑את וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־רָחֵ֥ל בִּתֹּ֖ו לֹ֥ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Yaʿaqov did so, and he fulfilled this week, and he gave him Raḥel his daughter to him as a wife.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); … Continue reading →

מַלֵּ֖א שְׁבֻ֣עַ זֹ֑את וְנִתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ גַּם־אֶת־זֹ֗את בַּעֲבֹדָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמָּדִ֔י עֹ֖וד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֹֽות׃ Fulfill this week, and we will give you also this one for the service that you shall serve with me yet another seven years.”   Morphology מַלֵּ֖א … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּמְקֹומֵ֑נוּ לָתֵ֥ת הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ And Lavan said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּה־הִ֖וא לֵאָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־לָבָ֗ן מַה־זֹּאת֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לִּ֔י הֲלֹ֤א בְרָחֵל֙ עָבַ֣דְתִּי עִמָּ֔ךְ וְלָ֖מָּה רִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leʾa. And he said to Lavan, “What is this that you have done … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙ לָ֔הּ אֶת־זִלְפָּ֖ה שִׁפְחָתֹ֑ו לְלֵאָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו שִׁפְחָֽה׃ And Lavan gave to her Zilpa, his maid, to Leʾa his daughter as a maidservant.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (va-yitten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתֹּ֔ו וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ And it came to pass in the evening that he took Leʾa his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – … Continue reading →

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף לָבָ֛ן אֶת־כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּקֹ֖ום וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ And Lavan gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.   Morphology וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (va-yeʾesof) – Root: אסף (ʾasaf); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he gathered”; Notes: Action … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב אֶל־לָבָן֙ הָבָ֣ה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּ֔י כִּ֥י מָלְא֖וּ יָמָ֑י וְאָבֹ֖ואָה אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ And Yaʿaqov said to Lavan, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּרָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְעֵינָיו֙ כְּיָמִ֣ים אֲחָדִ֔ים בְּאַהֲבָתֹ֖ו אֹתָֽהּ׃ And Yaʿaqov served for Raḥel seven years, and they were in his eyes as but a few days because of his love for her.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד (va-yaʿavod) – … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֗ן טֹ֚וב תִּתִּ֣י אֹתָ֣הּ לָ֔ךְ מִתִּתִּ֥י אֹתָ֖הּ לְאִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֑ר שְׁבָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי׃ And Lavan said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading →

וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ And Yaʿaqov loved Raḥel, and he said, “I will serve you seven years for Raḥel, your younger daughter.”   Morphology וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (va-yeʾehav) – Root: אהב (ʾahav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →