Genesis

Genesis 28:6–9

⁶Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” ⁷and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

⁸And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, ⁹Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

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Genesis 28:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Esau	עֵשָׂ֗ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
learned	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Isaac	יִצְחָק֮	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
had blessed	בֵרַ֣ךְ	ḇê·raḵ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֒	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and sent	וְשִׁלַּ֤ח	wə·šil·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
him	אֹתוֹ֙	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to Paddan-aram	אֲרָ֔ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H758 Aram
to take	לָקַֽחַת־	lā·qa·ḥaṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁ֑ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
there	מִשָּׁ֖ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
commanding	וַיְצַ֤ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
him	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
marry	תִקַּ֥ח	ṯiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a Canaanite	כְּנָֽעַן׃	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
woman	מִבְּנ֥וֹת	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter

Genesis 28:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and that Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
had obeyed	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	אִמּ֑וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
and gone	וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Paddan-aram	אֲרָֽם׃	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H758 Aram

Genesis 28:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
seeing	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his father	אָבִֽיו׃	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
disapproved of	רָע֖וֹת	rā·‘ō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
the Canaanite	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
women	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter

Genesis 28:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
and married	וַיִּקַּ֡ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Mahalath	מָחֲלַ֣ת׀	mā·ḥă·laṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4258 Machalath
the sister	אֲח֧וֹת	’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of Nebaioth	נְבָי֛וֹת	nə·ḇā·yō·wṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5032 Nebajoth
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Abraham’s	אַבְרָהָ֜ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
in addition to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wives	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
he already had	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular