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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'“and he lifted up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
- יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- עֵינָ֗יו'ei.Nav“eyes his”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'“and he saw”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Neh“and there!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- עֵשָׂ֣ו'e.Sav“Esau”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
- בָּ֔אBa'“[was] coming”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- וְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.Mo“and [were] with him”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'“four”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
- מֵא֖וֹתme.'ot“hundred<s>”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, plural, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
- אִ֑ישׁ'Ish“man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- וַיַּ֣חַץvai.Ya.chatz“and he divided”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָצָה · “to divide” · Strong's H2673
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַיְלָדִ֗יםhay.la.Dim“the children”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
- עַל־'al-“with”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- לֵאָה֙le.'Ah“Leah”Noun, proper name of a woman · from לֵאָה · “Leah” · Strong's H3812
- וְעַל־ve.'al-“and with”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- רָחֵ֔לra.Chel“Rachel”Noun, proper name of a woman · from רָחֵל · “Rachel” · Strong's H7354
- וְעַ֖לve.'Al“and with”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.Tei“[the] two”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- 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)