Genesis 33
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13And he said unto him, My lord knoweth 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.
14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85312× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- אָמַרʼâmarH55910× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- יֶלֶדyeledH32069× in this chapter
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8349× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- עַלʻalH59217× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64406× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- אָדוֹןʼâdôwnH1135× in this chapter
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôbH32905× in this chapter
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- נָאnâʼH49945× in this chapter
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
- עַיִןʻayinH58695× in this chapter
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- עֵשָׂוʻÊsâvH62155× in this chapter
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9355× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4304× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- נָגַשׁnâgashH50664× in this chapter
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
- רָאָהrâʼâhH72004× in this chapter
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- שָׁחָהshâchâhH78124× in this chapter
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- חֵןchênH25803× in this chapter
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
- כֹּלkôlH36053× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- לֵאָהLêʼâhH38123× in this chapter
Leah, a wife of Jacob
- לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- מָצָאmâtsâʼH46723× in this chapter
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- עַדʻadH57043× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- רָחֵלRâchêlH73543× in this chapter
Rachel, a wife of Jacob
- שִׁפְחָהshiphchâhH81983× in this chapter
a female slave (as a member of the household)
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הָלַךְhâlakH19802× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- זֶהzehH20882× in this chapter
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
- אָחʼâchH2512× in this chapter
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
- חָנַןchânanH26032× in this chapter
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- יָדyâdH30272× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יוֹםyôwmH31172× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יוֹסֵףYôwçêphH31302× in this chapter
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
- אַחֲרוֹןʼachărôwnH3142× in this chapter
hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
- יֵשׁyêshH34262× in this chapter
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- כֵּןkênH36512× in this chapter
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39672× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- אֵלʼêlH4132× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- מִיmîyH43102× in this chapter
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
- נָסַעnâçaʻH52652× in this chapter
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney