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But Esauוַ עֵשָׂוsaid,יֹּאמֶר“I haveיֶשׁ לִיplenty,רָבmy brother;אָחִיletיְהִיwhatאֲשֶׁרis yoursלָךְbe yours.”לְךָ
Genesis 33:9
Study it in the app“But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; let what is yours be yours.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:9, word by word
- But 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- plentyרָבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- my brotherאָחִachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- letיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears
The context
8He said, “What do you mean by all this camp that I met?” He said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
9 · This verse (above)
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.
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?