KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 33:1 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And 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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Jacob” | יַֽעֲקֹ֜ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
| “lifted up” | וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | lifted up |
| “his eyes,” | עֵינָ֗יו | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | eyes |
| “and looked,” | וַיַּרְא֙ | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | looked |
| “and, behold,” | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | Lo! | behold |
| “Esau” | עֵשָׂ֣ו | Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity | Esau |
| “came,” | בָּ֔א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came |
| “and with” | וְעִמּ֕וֹ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | and with |
| “him four” | אַרְבַּ֥ע | Four | four |
| “hundred” | מֵא֖וֹת | A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction | hundred |
| “men.” | אִ֑ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | men |
| “And he divided” | וַיַּ֣חַץ | To cut or split in two; to halve | divided |
| “the children” | הַיְלָדִ֗ים | Something born, i.e., a lad or offspring | children |
| “unto” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | unto |
| “Leah,” | לֵאָה֙ | Leah, a wife of Jacob | Leah |
| “and unto” | וְעַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | and unto |
| “Rachel,” | רָחֵ֔ל | Rachel, a wife of Jacob | Rachel |
| “and unto” | וְעַ֖ל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | and unto |
| “the two” | שְׁתֵּ֥י | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | two |
| “handmaids.” | הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ | A female slave (as a member of the household) | handmaids |
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1 And 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.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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