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.
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ASV
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
KJV
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | vai.yi.Sa' | and he lifted up | H5375 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֜ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| עֵינָ֗יו | 'ei.Nav | eyes his | H5869 → |
| וַיַּרְא֙ | vai.yaR' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| עֵשָׂ֣ו | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| בָּ֔א | Ba' | [was] coming | H935 → |
| וְעִמּ֕וֹ | ve.'i.Mo | and [were] with him | H5973 → |
| אַרְבַּ֥ע | 'ar.Ba' | four | H702 → |
| מֵא֖וֹת | me.'ot | hundred<s> | H3967 → |
| אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | man | H376 → |
| וַיַּ֣חַץ | vai.Ya.chatz | and he divided | H2673 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַיְלָדִ֗ים | hay.la.Dim | the children | H3206 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | with | H5921 → |
| לֵאָה֙ | le.'Ah | Leah | H3812 → |
| וְעַל־ | ve.'al- | and with | H5921 → |
| רָחֵ֔ל | ra.Chel | Rachel | H7354 → |
| וְעַ֖ל | ve.'Al | and with | H5921 → |
| שְׁתֵּ֥י | she.Tei | [the] two | H8147 → |
| הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ | ha.she.fa.Chot | the maidservants | H8198 → |
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