Category Archives: Genesis

וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִלְּבַד֙ הָרָעָ֣ב הָרִאשֹׁ֔ון אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בִּימֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ יִצְחָ֛ק אֶל־אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים גְּרָֽרָה׃ Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Avraham, and Yitsḥaq went to Avimelekh, … Continue reading →

וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס And Yaʿaqov gave Esav bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and he arose and left, and Esav despised the birthright.   Morphology וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיֹּ֔ום וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע לֹ֑ו וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָתֹ֖ו לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Yaʿaqov said, “Swear to me today,” and he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (Vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הֹולֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה׃ And Esav said, “Behold, I am going to die, and why then do I need the birthright?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (Vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3ms; … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיֹּ֛ום אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי׃ And Yaʿaqov said, “Sell me today your birthright.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (Vayyomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks Yaʿaqov’s speech. יַעֲקֹ֑ב (Yaʿaqov) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙ מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם הָאָדֹם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י עָיֵ֖ף אָנֹ֑כִי עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמֹ֖ו אֱדֹֽום׃ And Esav said to Yaʿaqov, “Let me gulp down, please, some of this red, this red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore, his name was called … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף׃ And Yaʿaqov cooked a stew, and Esav came in from the field, and he was weary.   Morphology וַיָּ֥זֶד (Vayyazed) – Root: זיד (z-y-d); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3ms; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יִצְחָ֛ק אֶת־עֵשָׂ֖ו כִּי־צַ֣יִד בְּפִ֑יו וְרִבְקָ֖ה אֹהֶ֥בֶת אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃ And Yitsḥaq loved ʿEsav because he had a taste for game, but Rivqa loved Yaʿaqov.   Morphology וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (Vayeʾehav) – Root: אהב (ʾ-h-v); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3ms; Translation: “And he … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י עֵשָׂ֗ו אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה וְיַעֲקֹב֙ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים׃ And the boys grew up, and ʿEsav became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field, but Yaʿaqov was a quiet man, dwelling in … Continue reading →

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן יָצָ֣א אָחִ֗יו וְיָדֹ֤ו אֹחֶ֨זֶת֙ בַּעֲקֵ֣ב עֵשָׂ֔ו וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמֹ֖ו יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיִצְחָ֛ק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּלֶ֥דֶת אֹתָֽם׃ And afterward his brother came out, and his hand was holding on to the heel of Esav, and his name was called Yaʿaqov. And Yitsḥaq … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָרִאשֹׁון֙ אַדְמֹונִ֔י כֻּלֹּ֖ו כְּאַדֶּ֣רֶת שֵׂעָ֑ר וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ שְׁמֹ֖ו עֵשָֽׂו׃ And the first came out red, all of him like a hairy garment, and they called his name ʿEsav.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵ֤א (Vayyetseʾ) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ יָמֶ֖יהָ לָלֶ֑דֶת וְהִנֵּ֥ה תֹומִ֖ם בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃ When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.   Morphology וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ (Vayyimleʾu) – Root: מלא (m-l-ʾ); Form: Qal, wayyiqtol (past narrative), 3mp; Translation: “And were completed”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לָ֗הּ שְׁנֵ֤י גיים בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ וּשְׁנֵ֣י לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ וּלְאֹם֙ מִלְאֹ֣ם יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ וְרַ֖ב יַעֲבֹ֥ד צָעִֽיר׃ And YHWH said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ הַבָּנִים֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־כֵּ֔ן לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה אָנֹ֑כִי וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ And the children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why am I?” And she went to inquire of YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ (Vayyitrotsetsu) – … Continue reading →

וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר יִצְחָ֤ק לַֽיהוָה֙ לְנֹ֣כַח אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו כִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר לֹו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר רִבְקָ֥ה אִשְׁתֹּֽו׃ And Yitsḥaq entreated YHWH on behalf of his wife, for she was barren; and YHWH granted his entreaty, and Rivqa his wife conceived.   Morphology וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י יִצְחָק֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּקַחְתֹּ֣ו אֶת־רִבְקָ֗ה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י מִפַּדַּ֖ן אֲרָ֑ם אֲחֹ֛ות לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י לֹ֥ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Yitsḥaq was forty years old when he took Rivqa, daughter of Betuʾel the Aramean of Paddan-Aram, sister of Lavan the Aramean, to himself as … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּולְדֹ֥ת יִצְחָ֖ק בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֑ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם הֹולִ֥יד אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃ And these are the generations of Yitsḥaq, son of Avraham: Avraham fathered Yitsḥaq.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve’Eleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, mp; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּ מֵֽחֲוִילָ֜ה עַד־שׁ֗וּר אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה אַשּׁ֑וּרָה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־אֶחָ֖יו נָפָֽל׃ פ And they dwelt from Ḥawilah to Shur, which is opposite Mitsrayim as you go toward Ashshura; he settled opposite all his brothers.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּ (va’Yishk’nu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּגְוַ֣ע וַיָּ֔מָת וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃ And these are the years of the life of Yishma’el: one hundred years and thirty years and seven years, and he expired and died and was … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֞ם בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמֹתָ֔ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר נְשִׂיאִ֖ם לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃ These are the sons of Yishma’el, and these are their names by their villages and by their encampments: twelve chiefs according to their nations.   Morphology אֵ֣לֶּה (Eilleh) – … Continue reading →

חֲדַ֣ד וְתֵימָ֔א יְט֥וּר נָפִ֖ישׁ וָקֵֽדְמָה׃ Ḥadad, and Tema, Yetur, Nafish, and Qedema.   Morphology חֲדַ֣ד (Ḥadad) – Root: חדד (ḥ-d-d); Form: Proper noun, ms; Translation: “Ḥadad”; Notes: A son of Yishma’el; the name may imply “sharpness” or “vigorousness.” This verse … Continue reading →

וּמִשְׁמָ֥ע וְדוּמָ֖ה וּמַשָּֽׂא׃ And Mishma, and Duma, and Massa.   Morphology וּמִשְׁמָ֥ע (u-Mishma) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + proper noun, ms; Translation: “And Mishma”; Notes: A son of Yishma’el; his name relates to the root for “hearing.” This … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמֹות֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל בִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם לְתֹולְדֹתָ֑ם בְּכֹ֤ר יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ נְבָיֹ֔ת וְקֵדָ֥ר וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃ And these are the names of the sons of Yishma’el, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Yishma’el, Nevayot; and Qedar, and Adbe’el, and Mivsam. … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְדֹ֥ת יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֜ה הָגָ֧ר הַמִּצְרִ֛ית שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרָ֖ה לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ And these are the generations of Yishma’el, the son of Avraham, whom Hagar the Mitsri woman, the maidservant of Sara, bore to Avraham.   Morphology וְאֵ֛לֶּה (v’eleh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ מֹ֣ות אַבְרָהָ֔ם וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנֹ֑ו וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִצְחָ֔ק עִם־בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִֽי׃ ס And it came to pass after the death of Avraham that God blessed Yitsḥaq his son, and Yitsḥaq lived by Beʾer-laḥai-roʾi.   Morphology וַיְהִ֗י (vayehi) – … Continue reading →

הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־קָנָ֥ה אַבְרָהָ֖ם מֵאֵ֣ת בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת שָׁ֛מָּה קֻבַּ֥ר אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְשָׂרָ֥ה אִשְׁתֹּֽו׃ The field which Avraham purchased from the sons of Ḥet; there Avraham and Sara his wife were buried.   Morphology הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה (hasadeh) – Root: שדה (s-d-h); Form: Noun, ms definite; … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֶל־שְׂדֵ֞ה עֶפְרֹ֤ן בֶּן־צֹ֨חַר֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃ And Yitsḥaq and Yishmaʿel, his sons, buried him in the cave of Makhpela, in the field of ʿEphron, son of Tsoḥar the Ḥittite, which is before … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְוַ֨ע וַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛ם בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טֹובָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃ And Avraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full, and he was gathered to his people.   Morphology וַיִּגְוַ֨ע (vayyigvaʿ) – Root: גוע … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛י שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ These are the days of the years of the life of Avraham that he lived, one hundred years and seventy years and five years.   Morphology וְאֵ֗לֶּה (ve’eleh) – … Continue reading →

וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם נָתַ֥ן אַבְרָהָ֖ם מַתָּנֹ֑ות וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם מֵעַ֨ל יִצְחָ֤ק בְּנֹו֙ בְּעֹודֶ֣נּּוּ חַ֔י קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ קֶֽדֶם׃ But to the sons of the concubines whom Avraham had, Avraham gave gifts, and he sent them away from Yitsḥaq his son while he … Continue reading →