Genesis 33
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל לֵאָה֙ וְעַל רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת
and to lift · Jacob · eyes his · and to see · and behold · Esau · entering · and with him · four · hundred · man · and to divide · - · the children · upon · Leah · and upon · Rachel · and upon · two · the maids
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וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת וְאֶת יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְאֶת לֵאָ֤ה וִֽילָדֶ֨יהָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים וְאֶת רָחֵ֥ל וְאֶת יוֹסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים
and to put · - · the maids · and - · children their · first · and - · Leah · and children her · behind · and - · Rachel · and - · Joseph · behind
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וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֨רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים עַד גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ עַד אָחִֽיו
and he · to pass over · to/for face(s) their · and to bow down · land toward · seven · times · until · to approach him · until · brother his
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וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ וַיִּבְכּֽוּ
and to run · Esau · to meet him · and to embrace him · and to fall · upon · neck his · and to kiss him · and to weep
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וַיִּשָּׂ֣א אֶת עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְאֶת הַיְלָדִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר הַיְלָדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁר חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת עַבְדֶּֽךָ
and to lift · - · eyes his · and to see · - · the women · and - · the children · and to say · who · these · to/for you · and to say · the children · which · to be gracious · God(s) · - · servant your
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וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת הֵ֥נָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ
and to approach · the maids · these · and children their · and to bow down
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וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ גַּם לֵאָ֛ה וִילָדֶ֖יהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ וְאַחַ֗ר נִגַּ֥שׁ יוֹסֵ֛ף וְרָחֵ֖ל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ
and to approach · also · Leah · and children her · and to bow down · and after · to approach · Joseph · and Rachel · and to bow down
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לְךָ֛ כָּל הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לִמְצֹא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי
and to say · who · to/for you · all of · the camp · the this · which · to encounter · and to say · to find · grace · in/at eyes of · lord my
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עֵשָׂ֖ו יֶשׁ לִ֣י רָ֑ב אָחִ֕י יְהִ֥י לְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁר לָֽךְ
and to say · Esau · there is · to/for me · many · brother my · to be · to/for you · which · to/for you
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל נָא֙ אִם נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֣י עַל כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי
and to say · Jacob · not · please · if · please · to find · grace · in/at eyes your · and to take · offering my · from hand my · that · upon · thus · to see · face(s) your · like/as to see · face(s) of · God(s) · and to be pleased me
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קַח נָ֤א אֶת בִּרְכָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻבָ֣את לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי חַנַּ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י יֶשׁ לִי כֹ֑ל וַיִּפְצַר בּ֖וֹ וַיִּקָּֽח
take · please · - · blessing my · which · to enter · to/for you · that · to be gracious me · God(s) · and that · there is · to/for me · all · and to push · in/at him · and to take
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶר נִסְעָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה וְאֵלְכָ֖ה לְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ
and to say · to journey · and to walk · and to walk · to/for before you
Septuagint runs shorter here
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֲדֹנִ֤י יֹדֵ֨עַ֙ כִּֽי הַיְלָדִ֣ים רַכִּ֔ים וְהַצֹּ֥אן וְהַבָּקָ֖ר עָל֣וֹת עָלָ֑י וּדְפָקוּם֙ י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וָמֵ֖תוּ כָּל הַצֹּֽאן
and to say · to him · lord my · knowing · that · the children · tender · and the flock · and the cattle · nursing · upon me · and to beat them · day · one · and to die · all of · the flock
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יַעֲבָר נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר אָבֹ֥א אֶל אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה
to pass over · please · lord my · to/for face(s) of · servant his · and I · to lead · to/for gentleness my · to/for foot of · the work · which · to/for face(s) my · and to/for foot of · the children · until · which · to enter · to · lord my · Seir toward
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו אַצִּֽיגָה נָּ֣א עִמְּךָ֔ מִן הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אֶמְצָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי
and to say · Esau · to set · please · with you · from · the people · which · with me · and to say · to/for what · this · to find · grace · in/at eyes of · lord my
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וַיָּשָׁב֩ בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֛ו לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ שֵׂעִֽירָה
and to return · in/at the day · the he · Esau · to/for way his · Seir toward
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וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה וַיִּ֥בֶן ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת וּלְמִקְנֵ֨הוּ֙ עָשָׂ֣ה סֻכֹּ֔ת עַל כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם הַמָּק֖וֹם סֻכּֽוֹת
and Jacob · to journey · Succoth toward · and to build · to/for him · house · and to/for cattle his · to do · booths · upon · thus · to call · name of · the place · Succoth
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וַיָּבֹא֩ יַעֲקֹ֨ב שָׁלֵ֜ם עִ֣יר שְׁכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּבֹא֖וֹ מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּ֖חַן אֶת פְּנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר
and to enter · Jacob · complete · city of · Shechem · which · in/at land of · Canaan · in/at to enter him · from Padan-aram · Padan-aram · and to encamp · with · face(s) of · the city
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וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת חֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽטָה שָׁם֙ אָהֳל֔וֹ מִיַּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי חֲמ֖וֹר אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם בְּמֵאָ֖ה קְשִׂיטָֽה
and to acquire · - · smoothness of · the field · which · to stretch out · there · tent his · from hand of · sons of · Hamor · father of · Shechem · in/at hundred · unit
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וַיַּצֶּב שָׁ֖ם מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּ֨קְרָא ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and to stand · there · altar · and to call · to/for him · God · God(s) of · Israel
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- 268 Hebrew words
- 127 Distinct lemmas
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