Genesis

Genesis 33:5

⁵When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?”

Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Esau looked up	וַיִּשָּׂ֣א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּ֤רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the women	הַנָּשִׁים֙	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	הַיְלָדִ֔ים	hay·lā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
he asked	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
are these	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
with you	לָּ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
answered	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the children	הַיְלָדִ֕ים	hay·lā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has graciously given	חָנַ֥ן	ḥā·nan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
your servant	עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.