Genesis

Genesis 28:9

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.