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1 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 the two handmaids.

2 He put the handmaids and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

3 He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

6 Then the handmaids came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

9 Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

10 Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

11 Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.

12 Esau said, “Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you.”

13 Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

14 Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”

15 Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

17 Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.

19 He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

20 He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.

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Hebrew interlinear — Genesis 33:1–20 (268 words)
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  1. וַ/יִּשָּׂ֨אva/i.yi.Sa'and/ he lifted upH5375
  2. יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
  3. עֵינָ֗י/ו'ei.Na/veyes/ hisH5869
  4. וַ/יַּרְא֙va/i.yaR'and/ he sawH7200
  5. וְ/הִנֵּ֣הve./hi.Nehand/ there!H2009
  6. עֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavEsauH6215
  7. בָּ֔אBa'H935
  8. וְ/עִמּ֕/וֹve./'i.M/oand/ [were] with/ himH5973
  9. אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
  10. מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
  11. אִ֑ישׁ'IshmanH376
  12. וַ/יַּ֣חַץva/i.Ya.chatzand/ he dividedH2673
  13. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  14. הַ/יְלָדִ֗יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ childrenH3206
  15. עַל\־'al-withH5921
  16. לֵאָה֙le.'AhLeahH3812
  17. וְ/עַל\־ve./'al-and/ withH5921
  18. רָחֵ֔לra.ChelRachelH7354
  19. וְ/עַ֖לve./'Aland/ withH5921
  20. שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147
  21. הַ/שְּׁפָחֽוֹת\׃ha./she.fa.Chotthe/ maidservantsH8198
2
  1. וַ/יָּ֧שֶׂםva/i.Ya.semand/ he putH7760
  2. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  3. הַ/שְּׁפָח֛וֹתha./she.fa.Chotthe/ maidservantsH8198
  4. וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
  5. יַלְדֵי/הֶ֖ןyal.dei./Henchildren/ theirH3206
  6. רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הri.sho.NahfirstH7223
  7. וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
  8. לֵאָ֤הle.'AhLeahH3812
  9. וִֽ/ילָדֶ֙י/הָ֙vi./la.Dei./haand/ children/ herH3206
  10. אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimbehindH314
  11. וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
  12. רָחֵ֥לra.ChelRachelH7354
  13. וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
  14. יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
  15. אַחֲרֹנִֽים\׃'a.cha.ro.NimbehindH314
3
  1. וְ/ה֖וּאve./Hu'and/ heH1931
  2. עָבַ֣ר'a.Varhe passed onH5674
  3. לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑םli/f.nei./Hem<to>/ before/ themH6440
  4. וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּva/i.yish.Ta.chuand/ he bowed downH7812
  5. אַ֙רְצָ/ה֙'ar.tza/hH776
  6. שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'sevenH7651
  7. פְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimtimesH6471
  8. עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
  9. גִּשְׁתּ֖/וֹgish.T/odrew near/ heH5066
  10. עַד\־'ad-toH5704
  11. אָחִֽי/ו\׃'a.Chi/vbrother/ hisH251
4
  1. וַ/יָּ֨רָץva/i.Ya.rotzand/ he ranH7323
  2. עֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavEsauH6215
  3. לִ/קְרָאת/וֹ֙li/k.ra.T/oto/ meet/ himH7122
  4. וַֽ/יְחַבְּקֵ֔/הוּva/y.cha.be.Ke./huand/ he embraced/ himH2263
  5. וַ/יִּפֹּ֥לva/i.yi.Poland/ he fellH5307
  6. עַל\־'al-onH5921
  7. צַוָּארָ֖י/וtza.va.Ra/vneck/ hisH6677
  8. וַׄ/יִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄ/הׄוּׄva/i.yi.sha.Ke./huand/ he kissed/ himH5401
  9. וַ/יִּבְכּֽוּ\׃va/i.yiv.Kuand/ they weptH1058
5
  1. וַ/יִּשָּׂ֣אva/i.yi.Sa'and/ he lifted upH5375
  2. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  3. עֵינָ֗י/ו'ei.Na/veyes/ hisH5869
  4. וַ/יַּ֤רְאva/i.Yar'and/ he sawH7200
  5. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  6. הַ/נָּשִׁים֙ha./na.Shimthe/ womenH802
  7. וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
  8. הַ/יְלָדִ֔יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ childrenH3206
  9. וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  10. מִי\־mi-who?H4310
  11. אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428
  12. לָּ֑/ךְLa/khto <the>/ youH9032
  13. וַ/יֹּאמַ֕רva/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH559
  14. הַ/יְלָדִ֕יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ childrenH3206
  15. אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
  16. חָנַ֥ןcha.Nanhe has shown favor toH2603
  17. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
  18. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  19. עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ\׃'av.De./khaservant/ yourH5650
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  1. וַ/תִּגַּ֧שְׁןָva./ti.Gash.naand/ they approachedH5066
  2. הַ/שְּׁפָח֛וֹתha./she.fa.Chotthe/ maidservantsH8198
  3. הֵ֥נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007
  4. וְ/יַלְדֵי/הֶ֖ןve./yal.dei./Henand/ children/ theirH3206
  5. וַ/תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ\׃va./Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naand/ they bowed downH7812
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  1. וַ/תִּגַּ֧שׁva./ti.Gashand/ she approachedH5066
  2. גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
  3. לֵאָ֛הle.'AhLeahH3812
  4. וִ/ילָדֶ֖י/הָvi./la.Dei./haand/ children/ herH3206
  5. וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּva/i.yish.ta.cha.Vuand/ they bowed downH7812
  6. וְ/אַחַ֗רve./'a.Charand/ afterH310
  7. נִגַּ֥שׁni.Gashhe approachedH5066
  8. יוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefJosephH3130
  9. וְ/רָחֵ֖לve./ra.Cheland/ RachelH7354
  10. וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ\׃va/i.Yish.ta.cha.Vuand/ they bowed downH7812
8
  1. וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
  3. לְ/ךָ֛le./Khato <the>/ youH9031
  4. כָּל\־kol-H3605
  5. הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥הha./ma.cha.Nehthe/ campH4264
  6. הַ/זֶּ֖הha./Zeh<the>/ thisH2088
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
  8. פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיpa.Ga.she.tiI have metH6298
  9. וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  10. לִ/מְצֹא\־li/m.tzo'-to/ findH4672
  11. חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580
  12. בְּ/עֵינֵ֥יbe./'ei.Neiin/ [the] eyes ofH5869
  13. אֲדֹנִֽ/י\׃'a.do.N/ilord/ myH113
9
  1. וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavEsauH6215
  3. יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
  4. לִ֣/יl/iH9030
  5. רָ֑בRavmuchH7227
  6. אָחִ֕/י'a.Ch/iO brother/ myH251
  7. יְהִ֥יye.Hilet it be[long]H1961
  8. לְ/ךָ֖le./Khato <the>/ youH9031
  9. אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-H834
  10. לָֽ/ךְ\׃La/khH9032
10
  1. וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
  3. אַל\־'al-may not [it be]H408
  4. נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
  5. אִם\־'im-ifH518
  6. נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994
  7. מָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
  8. חֵן֙chenfavorH2580
  9. בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָbe./'ei.Nei./khain/ view/ yourH5869
  10. וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֥ve./la.kach.Taand/ you will acceptH3947
  11. מִנְחָתִ֖/יmin.cha.T/igift/ myH4503
  12. מִ/יָּדִ֑/יmi./ya.D/ifrom/ hand/ myH3027
  13. כִּ֣יkiforH3588
  14. עַל\־'al-sinceH5921
  15. כֵּ֞ןken<thus>H3651
  16. רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200
  17. פָנֶ֗י/ךָfa.Nei./khaface/ yourH6440
  18. כִּ/רְאֹ֛תki/r.'Otlike/ seeingH7200
  19. פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440
  20. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
  21. וַ/תִּרְצֵֽ/נִי\׃va./tir.Tze./niand/ you have accepted favorably/ meH7521
11
  1. קַח\־kach-takeH3947
  2. נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
  3. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  4. בִּרְכָתִ/י֙bir.kha.T/iblessing/ myH1293
  5. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
  6. הֻבָ֣אתhu.Vatit was broughtH935
  7. לָ֔/ךְLa/khto <the>/ youH9032
  8. כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
  9. חַנַּ֥/נִיcha.Na./nihe has shown favor to/ meH2603
  10. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
  11. וְ/כִ֣יve./Khiand/ thatH3588
  12. יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
  13. לִ/י\־li/-H9030
  14. כֹ֑לKholeverythingH3605
  15. וַ/יִּפְצַר\־va/i.yif.tzar-and/ he urgedH6484
  16. בּ֖/וֹb/o<in> <the>/ himH9033
  17. וַ/יִּקָּֽח\׃va/i.yi.Kachand/ he took [it]H3947
12
  1. וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. נִסְעָ֣הnis.'Ahlet us set outH5265
  3. וְ/נֵלֵ֑כָהve./ne.Le.khahand/ let us goH1980
  4. וְ/אֵלְכָ֖הve./'e.le.Khahand/ I will goH1980
  5. לְ/נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ\׃le./neg.De./khato/ before/ youH5048
13
  1. וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. אֵלָ֗י/ו'e.La/vto/ himH413
  3. אֲדֹנִ֤/י'a.do.N/ilord/ myH113
  4. יֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045
  5. כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
  6. הַ/יְלָדִ֣יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ childrenH3206
  7. רַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390
  8. וְ/הַ/צֹּ֥אןve./ha./Tzonand/ the/ sheepH6629
  9. וְ/הַ/בָּקָ֖רve./ha./ba.Karand/ the/ cattleH1241
  10. עָל֣וֹתa.LotH5763
  11. עָלָ֑/י'a.La/iwith/ meH5921
  12. וּ/דְפָקוּ/ם֙u./de.fa.Ku/mand/ people will drive hard/ themH1849
  13. י֣וֹםYoma dayH3117
  14. אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
  15. וָ/מֵ֖תוּva./Me.tuand/ they will dieH4191
  16. כָּל\־kol-allH3605
  17. הַ/צֹּֽאן\׃ha./Tzonthe/ flockH6629
14
  1. יַעֲבָר\־ya.'a.vor-let him pass onH5674
  2. נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
  3. אֲדֹנִ֖/י'a.do.N/ilord/ myH113
  4. לִ/פְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ beforeH6440
  5. עַבְדּ֑/וֹav.D/oservant/ hisH5650
  6. וַ/אֲנִ֞יva./'a.Niand/ IH589
  7. אֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahI will journey onH5095
  8. לְ/אִטִּ֗/יle./'i.T/ito/ gentleness/ myH328
  9. לְ/רֶ֨גֶלle./Re.gelto/ [the] foot ofH7272
  10. הַ/מְּלָאכָ֤הha./me.la.Khahthe/ propertyH4399
  11. אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
  12. לְ/פָנַ/י֙le./fa.Na/iH6440
  13. וּ/לְ/רֶ֣גֶלu./le./Re.geland/ to/ [the] foot ofH7272
  14. הַ/יְלָדִ֔יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ childrenH3206
  15. עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704
  16. אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
  17. אָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'I will comeH935
  18. אֶל\־'el-toH413
  19. אֲדֹנִ֖/י'a.do.N/ilord/ myH113
  20. שֵׂעִֽירָ/ה\׃se.'I.ra/hSeir/ towardsH8165
15
  1. וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  2. עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215
  3. אַצִּֽיגָה\־'a.tzi.gah-let me placeH3322
  4. נָּ֣אna'pleaseH4994
  5. עִמְּ/ךָ֔'i.me./Khawith/ youH5973
  6. מִן\־min-some ofH4480
  7. הָ/עָ֖םha./'Amthe/ peopleH5971
  8. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
  9. אִתִּ֑/י'i.T/iH854
  10. וַ/יֹּ֙אמֶר֙va/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
  11. לָ֣/מָּהLa./mah<to>/ why?H4100
  12. זֶּ֔הZehthisH2088
  13. אֶמְצָא\־'em.tza'-let me findH4672
  14. חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580
  15. בְּ/עֵינֵ֥יbe./'ei.Neiin/ [the] eyes ofH5869
  16. אֲדֹנִֽ/י\׃'a.do.N/ilord/ myH113
16
  1. וַ/יָּשָׁב֩va/i.ya.Shavand/ he returnedH7725
  2. בַּ/יּ֨וֹםba/i.Yomon the/ dayH3117
  3. הַ/ה֥וּאha./Hu'<the>/ thatH1931
  4. עֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavEsauH6215
  5. לְ/דַרְכּ֖/וֹle./dar.K/oto/ way/ hisH1870
  6. שֵׂעִֽירָ/ה\׃se.'I.ra/hSeir/ towardsH8165
17
  1. וְ/יַעֲקֹב֙ve./ya.'a.Koand/ JacobH3290
  2. נָסַ֣עna.Sa'he set outH5265
  3. סֻכֹּ֔תָ/הsu.Ko.ta/hSuccoth/ towardsH5523
  4. וַ/יִּ֥בֶןva/i.Yi.venand/ he builtH1129
  5. ל֖/וֹl/ofor <the>/ himselfH9033
  6. בָּ֑יִתBa.yita houseH1004
  7. וּ/לְ/מִקְנֵ֙/הוּ֙u./le./mik.Ne./huand/ for/ livestock/ hisH4735
  8. עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
  9. סֻכֹּ֔תsu.KotsheltersH5521
  10. עַל\־'al-there-H5921
  11. כֵּ֛ןken-foreH3651
  12. קָרָ֥אka.Ra'he calledH7121
  13. שֵׁם\־shem-H8034
  14. הַ/מָּק֖וֹםha./ma.Komthe/ placeH4725
  15. סֻכּֽוֹת\׃\ \סsu.KotSuccothH5523
18
  1. וַ/יָּבֹא֩va/i.ya.Vo'and/ he cameH935
  2. יַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
  3. שָׁלֵ֜םsha.LemsafeH8003
  4. עִ֣יר'irH5892
  5. שְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemShechemH7927
  6. אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
  7. בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץbe./'E.retzH776
  8. כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
  9. בְּ/בֹא֖/וֹbe./vo.'/Owhen/ came/ heH935
  10. מִ/פַּדַּ֣ןmi./pa.Danfrom/ PaddanH6307
  11. אֲרָ֑ם'a.RamAramH758
  12. וַ/יִּ֖חַןva/i.Yi.chanand/ he campedH2583
  13. אֶת\־'et-withH854
  14. פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440
  15. הָ/עִֽיר\׃ha./'Irthe/ cityH5892
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  1. וַ/יִּ֜קֶןva/i.Yi.kenand/ he boughtH7069
  2. אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
  3. חֶלְקַ֣תchel.KatH2513
  4. הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗הha./sa.Dehthe/ fieldH7704
  5. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhereH834
  6. נָֽטָה\־na.tah-he had pitchedH5186
  7. שָׁם֙shamthereH8033
  8. אָהֳל֔/וֹ'o.ho.L/otent/ hisH168
  9. מִ/יַּ֥דmi./Yadfrom/ [the] hand ofH3027
  10. בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-H1121
  11. חֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorHamorH2544
  12. אֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1
  13. שְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemShechemH7927
  14. בְּ/מֵאָ֖הbe./me.'Ahfor/ a hundredH3967
  15. קְשִׂיטָֽה\׃ke.si.Tahpiece[s] of moneyH7192
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  1. וַ/יַּצֶּב\־va/i.ya.tzev-and/ he set upH5324
  2. שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
  3. מִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196
  4. וַ/יִּ֨קְרָא\־va/i.Yik.ra'-and/ he calledH7121
  5. ל֔/וֹl/o<to> <the>/ itH9033
  6. אֵ֖ל'elElH410
  7. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiEloheH430
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3290

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Strong's words in Genesis 33 (6)
Strong's H559 — וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר (va/i.Yo.mer)
and/ he said. Appears 10 times in Genesis 33.
Strong's H3206 — הַ/יְלָדִ֗ים (ha/y.la.Dim)
the/ children. Appears 9 times in Genesis 33.
Strong's H6440 — לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑ם (li/f.nei./Hem)
<to>/ before/ them. Appears 6 times in Genesis 33.
Strong's H113 — אֲדֹנִֽ/י\׃ ('a.do.N/i)
lord/ my. Appears 5 times in Genesis 33.
Strong's H3290 — יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya.'a.Ko)
Jacob. Appears 5 times in Genesis 33.
Strong's H4994 — נָא֙ (na')
please. Appears 5 times in Genesis 33.

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