Genesis 33:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 33:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
יַעֲקֹ֜ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
עֵינָ֗יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֵשָׂ֣ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
בָּ֔א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְעִמּ֕וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
אַרְבַּ֥ע
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
מֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיַּ֣חַץ
châtsâh
H2673
to divide
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיְלָדִ֗ים
yeled
H3206
child
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לֵאָה֙
Lêʼâh
H3812
Leah
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָחֵ֔ל
Râchêl
H7354
Rachel
וְעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁתֵּ֥י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and to the two handmaids.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and with him 400 men. Then he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maidservants.
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