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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
Genesis 33:15
Study it in the app“Esau said, “Let me leave, please, with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “Why this? Let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:15, word by word
- Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Let me leaveאַצִּיגָהatsiga
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “atsiga” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- Let me findאֶמְצָאemtsa
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “emtsa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears
The context
14Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that is ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
15 · This verse (above)
16So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
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?