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Genesis 28:9

Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
Genesis 28:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל וַיִּקַּ֡ח אֶֽת־מָחֲלַ֣ת׀ בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֲח֧וֹת נְבָי֛וֹת עַל־נָשָׁ֖יו ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס

  1. וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  2. עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'El“Ishmael”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׁמָעֵאל · “Ishmael” · Strong's H3458G
  5. וַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “marry” · Strong's H3947I
  6. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. מָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.Lat“Mahalath”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from מַחֲלַת · “Mahalath” · Strong's H4258G
  8. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  9. יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'El“Ishmael”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׁמָעֵאל · “Ishmael” · Strong's H3458G
  10. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  11. אַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  12. אֲח֧וֹת'a.Chot“[the] sister of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אָחוֹת · “sister” · Strong's H0269
  13. נְבָי֛וֹתne.va.Yot“Nebaioth”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבָיוֹת · “Nebaioth” · Strong's H5032
  14. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. נָשָׁ֖יוna.Shav“wives his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  16. ל֥וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  17. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.Shah“to a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)