Genesis 33:1

Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
Genesis 33:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃

  1. וַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'“and he lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  2. יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. עֵינָ֗יו'ei.Nav“eyes his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  4. וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  5. וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. עֵשָׂ֣ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  7. בָּ֔אBa'“[was] coming”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  8. וְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.Mo“and [were] with him”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  9. אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'“four”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  10. מֵא֖וֹתme.'ot“hundred<s>”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, plural, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  11. אִ֑ישׁ'Ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. וַיַּ֣חַץvai.Ya.chatz“and he divided”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָצָה · “to divide” · Strong's H2673
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הַיְלָדִ֗יםhay.la.Dim“the children”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
  15. עַל־'al-“with”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. לֵאָה֙le.'Ah“Leah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from לֵאָה · “Leah” · Strong's H3812
  17. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  18. רָחֵ֔לra.Chel“Rachel”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from רָחֵל · “Rachel” · Strong's H7354
  19. וְעַ֖לve.'Al“and with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.Tei“[the] two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  21. הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ha.she.fa.Chot“the maidservants”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)