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Pleaseנָאtakeקַחmy blessingאֶת בִּרְכָתִיthatאֲשֶׁרhas been broughtהֻבָאתto you,לָךְforכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas favored meחַנַּנִיandוְbecauseכִיI haveיֶשׁ לִיeverything.”כֹלHe urgedוַיִּפְצַרhim,בּוֹand he took it.וַיִּקָּח
Genesis 33:11
Study it in the app“Please take my blessing that has been brought to you, for Elohim has favored me and because I have everything.” He urged him, and he took it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:11, word by word
- takeקַחkach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “kach” appears- my blessingבִּרְכָתִbirchati
gift
A gift given with good wishes, as a sign of favor.
Where else “birchati” appears- has been broughtהֻבָאתhuvat
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “huvat” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has favored meחַנַּchana
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “chana” appears- He urgedיִּפְצַרyiftsar
urge
To beg someone very strongly.
Where else “yiftsar” appears
Translation note
“Blessing” is the same word as in 27:35-36, where Esau says that Jacob took away his blessing.
The context
10And Jacob said, “No, please! If indeed I have found favor in your eyes, then take my gift from my hand, since I have seen your face as one sees the face of Elohim, and you have received me favorably.
11 · This verse (above)
12He said, “Let us set out and go, and I will go ahead of you.”
To study Genesis 33 in a group
1. What it says
How did Esau receive Jacob when they met (v. 4)?
2. What it means
What does this meeting show compared with what Jacob had feared (vv. 4, 10)?
3. How I live it
With whom could you take a step toward reconciliation today?