Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 33
Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 33. As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them after the chapter. At the very end is a list of where the Aleph Tavs occur (as they are no longer included in the main text).
CHAPTER 33
1
And Ya'akov lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esav came, and
with him 400 men. And he divided the children to Leah and to Rachel, and
to the two female slaves.2
And he put the female slaves and their children first, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Yosef last. 3
And he
passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times,
until he came near to his brother. 4
And Esav ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him. And they wept. 5
And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, "Who
are those with you?" And he answered, "The
children whom ELOHIM has graciously given your servant." 6
Then the female slaves came near, they and
their children, and they bowed themselves. 7
And Leah also came near with her children, and bowed themselves.
And afterwards Yosef and Racheal came near, and they bowed
themselves. 8 And he
said, "What do you mean by all this drove which I met?"
And he said, "To find grace in the sight of my
master." 9 And
Esav said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep
what you have for yourself." 10
And Ya'akov said, "No, please, if now I have found grace in your
sight, then receive my present at my hand. For I
have seen your face, as though I had seen the face of ELOHIM, and you were pleased with me. 11
Please take my blessing that is brought to you,
because ELOHIM has dealt graciously with me, and because I have
enough." And he urged him, and he took it.
12 And he said, "Let
us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you."
13 And he said to
him, "My master knows that the children are tender, and the
flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men should overdrive
them one day, all the flock will die. 14
Please let my master pass over before his servant and I will lead on
softly, according as the livestock that goes before me and the
children be able to endure, until I come to my master, to Seir."
15 And Esav said,
"Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me."
And he answered, "Why this? Let
me find grace in the sight of my master." 16
So Esav returned that day on his way to
Seir. 17 And Ya'akov
journeyed to Sukkot and built himself a house, and made booths for
his livestock. Therefore he called the name of
the place Sukkot.
18
And Ya'akov came in peace to the city of Shekem, which is in the
land of Kena'an, when he came from Padan-Aram, and pitched his tent
before the city. 19
And he bought a portion of a field, where he had
spread his tent, at the hand of the sons of Chamor, Shechem's father,
for 100 pieces of silver. 20
And he erected an altar there, and called it EL-ELOHAY-YISRA'EL.
Glossary
Ya'akov - Jacob
Esav - Esau
ELOHIM
Yosef - Joseph
Shekem - Shechem
Kena'an - Canaan
Chamor - Hamor
EL-ELOHAY-YISRA'EL - God God of Israel
Where the Aleph Tavs occur
Verse 1: And Ya'akov lifted up his
eyes and looked, and behold, Esav came, and with him 400 men.
And he divided the את
children to Leah and to Rachel, and
to the two female slaves.
Verse 2: And he put את
the female slaves and את
their children first, and את
Leah and her children after, and את
Rachel and את
Yosef last.
Verse 5: And he lifted up את
his eyes and saw את
the women and את
the children, and said, "Who
are those with you?" And he answered, "The
children whom has graciously given ELOHIM את
your servant."
Verse 11: Please take את
my blessing that is brought to you,
because ELOHIM has dealt graciously with me, and because I have
enough." And he urged him, and he took it.
Verse 18: And Ya'akov came in peace to the city of Shekem, which is in the land
of Kena'an, when he came from Padan-Aram, and pitched his tent את
before the city.
Verse 19: And he bought את
a parcel of a field, where he had
spread his tent, at the hand of the sons of Chamor, Shechem's father,
for 100 pieces of silver.
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