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So Esauוַ עֵשָׂוreturnedיָּשָׁבthatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםon his wayלְדַרְכּוֹto Seir.שֵׂעִירָה
Genesis 33:16
Study it in the app“So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:16, word by word
- So 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- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- on his wayדַרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- to Seirשֵׂעִירָseira
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seira” appears
The context
15Esau 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.”
16 · This verse (above)
17But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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?