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But Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבjourneyedנָסַעto Succoth,סֻכֹּתָהbuiltוַיִּבֶןhimselfלוֹa house,בָּיִתand madeעָשָׂהboothsסֻכֹּתfor his livestock;וּלְמִקְנֵהוּthereforeעַל כֵּןthe nameשֵׁםof the placeהַמָּקוֹםis calledקָרָאSuccoth.סֻכּוֹת
Genesis 33:17
Study it in the app“But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:17, word by word
- But Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- journeyedנָסַעnasa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nasa” appears- to Succothסֻכֹּתָsukota
Succoth
Succoth: "booths". A place east of the Jordan; also a place in Egypt where Israel camped.
Where else “sukota” appears- builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- a houseבָּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- and madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- boothsסֻכֹּתsukot
booth
A cover of branches, as at the feast.
Where else “sukot” appears- for his livestockמִקְנֵmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- is calledקָרָאkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears
Translation note
“Succoth” means “shelters, booths.”
The context
16So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
17 · This verse (above)
18Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and he camped in front of the city.
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?