Jacobיַעֲקֹבliftedוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesעֵינָיוand looked,וַיַּרְאand look,וְהִנֵּהEsauעֵשָׂוwas coming,בָּאand with himוְעִמּוֹfourאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתmen.אִישׁSo he dividedוַיַּחַץthe childrenאֶת הַיְלָדִיםamong Leah,עַל לֵאָהRachel,וְעַל רָחֵלand the twoוְעַל שְׁתֵּיslave women.הַשְּׁפָחוֹת
He putוַיָּשֶׂםthe slave womenאֶת הַשְּׁפָחוֹתand their childrenוְאֶת יַלְדֵיהֶןfirst,רִאשֹׁנָהLeahוְאֶת לֵאָהand her childrenוִילָדֶיהָafter them,אַחֲרֹנִיםand Rachelוְאֶת רָחֵלand Josephוְאֶת יוֹסֵףlast.אַחֲרֹנִים
He himselfוְהוּאpassed onעָבַרahead of themלִפְנֵיהֶםand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּto the groundאַרְצָהsevenשֶׁבַעtimes,פְּעָמִיםuntilעַדhe came nearגִּשְׁתּוֹtoעַדhis brother.אָחִיו
But Esauוַ עֵשָׂוranיָּרָץto meet him,לִקְרָאתוֹembraced him,וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּfellוַיִּפֹּלon his neck,עַל צַוָּארָוand kissed him;וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵׄהׄוּׄand they wept.וַיִּבְכּוּ
He liftedוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand sawוַיַּרְאthe womenאֶת הַנָּשִׁיםand the children,וְאֶת הַיְלָדִיםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיare theseאֵלֶּהwith you?”לָּךְHe said,וַיֹּאמַר“The childrenהַיְלָדִיםwith whomאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas favoredחָנַןyour servant.”אֶת עַבְדֶּךָ
Then the slave womenוַ הַשְּׁפָחוֹתcame near,תִּגַּשְׁןָtheyהֵנָּהand their children,וְיַלְדֵיהֶןand bowed down.וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ
Leahלֵאָהalsoגַּםcame nearוַתִּגַּשׁwith her children,וִילָדֶיהָand they bowed down;וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּand afterwardוְאַחַרJosephיוֹסֵףcame nearנִגַּשׁwith Rachel,וְרָחֵלand they bowed down.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמִיdo you mean byלְךָallכָּלthisהַזֶּהcampהַמַּחֲנֶהthatאֲשֶׁרI met?”פָּגָשְׁתִּיHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“To findלִמְצֹאfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof my lord.”אֲדֹנִי
But Esauוַ עֵשָׂוsaid,יֹּאמֶר“I haveיֶשׁ לִיplenty,רָבmy brother;אָחִיletיְהִיwhatאֲשֶׁרis yoursלָךְbe yours.”לְךָ
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsaid,יֹּאמֶר“No,אַלplease!נָאIfאִםindeedנָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָthen takeוְלָקַחְתָּmy giftמִנְחָתִיfrom my hand,מִיָּדִיsinceכִּי עַל כֵּןI have seenרָאִיתִיyour faceפָנֶיךָas one seesכִּרְאֹתthe faceפְּנֵיof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand you have received me favorably.וַתִּרְצֵנִי
Pleaseנָאtakeקַחmy blessingאֶת בִּרְכָתִיthatאֲשֶׁרhas been broughtהֻבָאתto you,לָךְforכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas favored meחַנַּנִיandוְbecauseכִיI haveיֶשׁ לִיeverything.”כֹלHe urgedוַיִּפְצַרhim,בּוֹand he took it.וַיִּקָּח
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let us set outנִסְעָהand go,וְנֵלֵכָהand I will goוְאֵלְכָהahead of you.”לְנֶגְדֶּךָ
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“My lordאֲדֹנִיknowsיֹדֵעַthatכִּיthe childrenהַיְלָדִיםare tender,רַכִּיםand the flocksוְהַצֹּאןand the cattleוְהַבָּקָרthat are nursing their youngעָלוֹתare in my care;עָלָיif they are driven hardוּדְפָקוּםoneאֶחָדday,יוֹםallכָּלthe flockהַצֹּאןwill die.וָמֵתוּ
Pleaseנָאlet my lordאֲדֹנִיpass onיַעֲבָרahead ofלִפְנֵיhis servant,עַבְדּוֹand Iוַאֲנִיwill lead onאֶתְנָהֲלָהslowly,לְאִטִּיat the paceלְרֶגֶלof the livestockהַמְּלָאכָהthatאֲשֶׁרis ahead of meלְפָנַיand at the paceוּלְרֶגֶלof the children,הַיְלָדִיםuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרI comeאָבֹאto my lordאֶל אֲדֹנִיin Seir.”שֵׂעִירָה
Esauעֵשָׂוsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let me leave,אַצִּיגָהplease,נָּאwith youעִמְּךָsome ofמִןthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרare with me.”אִתִּיBut he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyלָמָּהthis?זֶּהLet me findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof my lord.”אֲדֹנִי
So Esauוַ עֵשָׂוreturnedיָּשָׁבthatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםon his wayלְדַרְכּוֹto Seir.שֵׂעִירָה
But Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבjourneyedנָסַעto Succoth,סֻכֹּתָהbuiltוַיִּבֶןhimselfלוֹa house,בָּיִתand madeעָשָׂהboothsסֻכֹּתfor his livestock;וּלְמִקְנֵהוּthereforeעַל כֵּןthe nameשֵׁםof the placeהַמָּקוֹםis calledקָרָאSuccoth.סֻכּוֹת
Jacobיַעֲקֹבcameוַיָּבֹאsafelyשָׁלֵםto the cityעִירof Shechem,שְׁכֶםwhichאֲשֶׁרis in the landבְּאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןwhen he cameבְּבֹאוֹfrom Paddan-aram,מִפַּדַּן אֲרָםand he campedוַיִּחַןin front ofאֶת פְּנֵיthe city.הָעִיר
He boughtוַיִּקֶןthe pieceאֶת חֶלְקַתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhe had pitchedנָטָהhis tentאָהֳלוֹfrom the handמִיַּדof the sonsבְּנֵיof Hamor,חֲמוֹרthe fatherאֲבִיof Shechem,שְׁכֶםfor a hundredבְּמֵאָהqesitah.קְשִׂיטָה
He set upוַיַּצֶּבthereשָׁםan altarמִזְבֵּחַand calledוַיִּקְרָאitלוֹ“El,אֵלthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל