Genesis 33:1
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו
And Jacob lifted his eyes,
וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א
And he looked,
and behold Esau was coming,
וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ
And with him, the four hundred men;
וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל
And so he divided the boys among Leah,
and among Rachel,
וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃
And among the two bondmaids.
Genesis 33:2
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת וְאֶת־יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה
And he placed the bondmaids, and their boys, first;
וְאֶת־לֵאָ֤ה וִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים
Then Leah and her boys, behind,
וְאֶת־רָחֵ֥ל וְאֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃
And then Rachel and Joseph, last;
Genesis 33:3
וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
But he himself had crossed over in front of them;
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֙רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים
And he prostrated himself to the earth seven times,
עַד־גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ עַד־אָחִֽיו׃
Until drawing near him, even to his brother.
Genesis 33:4
וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וֽ͏ַיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ
And Esau ran to meet him and he embraced him,
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ
And he fell onto the sides of his neck,
and he kissed him (totally out of character to Esau’s need for vengeance);
וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃
And they wept.
Genesis 33:5
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו
And he lifted his eyes,
וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִ֔ים
And he noticed the women and the boys,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ
And he said, “What are these in relation to you?”
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
And he said,
הַיְלָדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
“The boys that God has graciously given your servant;”
אֲשֶׁר־חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
Genesis 33:6
וַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת הֵ֥נָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן
And the bondmaids stepped forward,
they and their boys,
וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃
And they (the bondmaids) bowed themselves;
Genesis 33:7
וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ גַּם־לֵאָ֛ה וִילָדֶ֖יהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ
And Leah also approached together with her boys,
and they bowed themselves;
וְאַחַ֗ר נִגַּ֥שׁ יוֹסֵ֛ף וְרָחֵ֖ל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
And after, Joseph had stepped forward, and Rachel,
and they bowed themselves;
Genesis 33:8
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לְךָ֛ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה
And he said,
“What’s the purpose for you, –
All this company,
אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי
that I have encountered?”
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃
And he said,
“In order to find favour in the eyes of my lord”;
Genesis 33:9
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עֵשָׂ֖ו יֶשׁ־לִ֣י רָ֑ב
Then Esau said,
“For myself there is abundance;
אָחִ֕י יְהִ֥י לְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ׃
My brother, let it be yours, what is yours;”
Genesis 33:10
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב
Then Jacob said:
אַל־נָא֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
“No! Please! — If now I have found favour in your eyes,
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י
Then receive my gift from my hand!
כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ
Forasmuch as I have seen your face, —
כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃
Like seeing the face of God, —
and you accepted me favourably;”
Genesis 33:11
קַח־נָ֤א אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻבָ֣את לָ֔ךְ
“Please receive my gift-blessing
that had been brought for you,
כִּֽי־חַנַּ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י יֶשׁ־לִי־כֹ֑ל
Because God has dealt graciously with me,
and indeed I have everything;”
וַיִּפְצַר־בּ֖וֹ וַיִּקָּֽח׃
And so he urged him, then he accepted.
Genesis 33:12
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר נִסְעָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה
And he said,
“Let us set out and let us proceed;
וְאֵלְכָ֖ה לְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
And I will go in front of you;”
Genesis 33:13
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו
But he said to him:
אֲדֹנִ֤י יֹדֵ֙עַ֙ כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִ֣ים רַכִּ֔ים
“My lord knows that the boys are delicate,
וְהַצֹּ֥אן וְהַבָּקָ֖ר עָל֣וֹת עָלָ֑י
And the flocks and the herds,
that are nursing depend on me;
וּדְפָקוּם֙ י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וָמֵ֖תוּ כָּל־הַצֹּֽאן׃
Then they will drive them hard a single day,
And they will die, all the flocks!”
Genesis 33:14
יַעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ
I pray thee let my lord go on ahead of his servant;
וַאֲנִ֞י אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י
Then I myself can move on gently,
לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙
According to the customary pace of those before me,
וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים
and according to the footpace of the boys;
עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה׃
Until when I shall go to my lord, to Seir”;
Genesis 33:15
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו
And Esau said,
אַצִּֽיגָה־נָּ֣א עִמְּךָ֔
“Please let me place in company with you,
מִן־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֑י
some of the people who are with me”;
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה
But he said, “Why is this?…
אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃
Let me find favour in the eyes of my lord”;
Genesis 33:16
וַיָּשָׁב֩ בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֛ו לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ
And so Esau on the same day
made his way back,
שֵׂעִֽירָה׃
Towards Seir;
Genesis 33:17
וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה
Now Jacob moved to a succah (temporary shelter),
וַיִּ֥בֶן ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת
And he built him a dwelling;
וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ עָשָׂ֣ה סֻכֹּ֔ת
And he had made a shelter for his cattle;
עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הַמָּק֖וֹם סֻכּֽוֹת׃ ס
Therefore he had named the place Succoth.
Genesis 33:18
וַיָּבֹא֩ יַעֲקֹ֨ב שָׁלֵ֜ם עִ֣יר שְׁכֶ֗ם
……. And Jacob came at peace to the city of Shechem,
אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן
That was in the land of Canaan,
בְּבֹא֖וֹ מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם
When he came from Padan Aram;
וַיִּ֖חַן אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃
And he encamped before the city;
Genesis 33:19
וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־חֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה
And he acquired the plot of open country,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽטָה־שָׁם֙ אָהֳל֔וֹ
Whither he had spread his tent,
מִיַּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־חֲמ֖וֹר אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם
from the hand of the sons of Hamor (Donkey),
the father of Shechem (Shoulder);
בְּמֵאָ֖ה קְשִׂיטָֽה׃
At the price of 100 Kesitah (100 lamb equivalent units);
Genesis 33:20
וַיַּצֶּב־שָׁ֖ם מִזְבֵּ֑חַ
And there he set up an altar of sacrifice;
וַיִּ֨קְרָא־ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
And by it he invoked God, The God of Israel.
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