Genesis 33:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨א
(vai·yis·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
his eyesעֵינָ֗יו
(ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
and looked,וַיַּרְא֙
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
and behold,וְהִנֵּ֣ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו
(e·sav)
6215: oldest son of Isaacfrom asah
was coming,בָּ֔א
(ba,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and fourאַרְבַּ֥ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹ֖ות
(me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
menאִ֑ישׁ
(ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
with him. So he dividedוַיַּ֣חַץ
(vai·ya·chatz)
2673: to dividea prim. root
the childrenהַיְלָדִ֗ים
(hay·la·dim)
3206: child, son, boy, youthfrom yalad
amongעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Leahלֵאָה֙
(le·'ah)
3812: "weary," a wife of Jacobfrom laah
and Rachelרָחֵ֔ל
(ra·chel,)
7354: a wife of Jacobfrom the same as rachel
and the twoשְׁתֵּ֥י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
maids.הַשְּׁפָחֹֽות׃
(ha·she·fa·cho·vt.)
8198: maid, maidservantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
lifted up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
and looked
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
and behold Esau
`Esav  (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and with him four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
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)
And he divided
chatsah  (khaw-tsaw')
to cut or split in two; to halve -- divide, live out half, reach to the midst, participle
the children
yeled  (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
unto Leah
Le'ah  (lay-aw')
weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob -- Leah.
and unto Rachel
Rachel  (raw-khale')
Rachel, a wife of Jacob -- Rachel.
and unto the two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
handmaids
shiphchah  (shif-khaw')
a female slave (as a member of the household) -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female slaves.

International Standard Version
When Jacob looked off in the distance, there was Esau coming toward him, accompanied by 400 men! So Jacob divided Leah's children, Rachel, and the children of the two servants into separate groups.

NET Bible
Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob saw Esau coming with 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two slaves.

King James 2000 Bible
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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