Genesis

Genesis 33:1

¹Now 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
looked up	וַיִּשָּׂ֨א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
Esau	עֵשָׂ֣ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
coming	בָּ֔א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
toward him with	וְעִמּ֕וֹ	wə·‘im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
four	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
So he divided	וַיַּ֣חַץ	way·ya·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2673 divide
the children	הַיְלָדִ֗ים	hay·lā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
among Leah	לֵאָה֙	lê·’āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3812 Leah
Rachel	רָחֵ֔ל	rā·ḥêl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7354 Rachel
and the two	שְׁתֵּ֥י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
maidservants	הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃	haš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8198 maid, maid-servant

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Genesis 32:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.