Genesis 32:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.”

Genesis 32:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:112 words

וַיַּשְׁכֵּםwayašəkēmAnd load up

לָבָןlāvānLaban

בַּבֹּקֶרbabōqerIn dawn

וַיְנַשֵּׁקwayənašēqAnd kiss

לְבָנָיוləvānāywTo son

וְלִבְנוֹתָיוwəlivənwōtāywAnd to daughter

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

אֶתְהֶםʾetəhem—

וַיֵּלֶךְwayēleḵəAnd walk

וַיָּשָׁבwayāšāvAnd turn

לָבָןlāvānLaban

לִמְקֹמוֹliməqōmwōTo standing

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּשְׁכֵּםwayašəkēmAnd load up

לָבָןlāvānLaban

בַּבֹּקֶרbabōqerIn dawn

וַיְנַשֵּׁקwayənašēqAnd kiss

לְבָנָיוləvānāywTo son

וְלִבְנוֹתָיוwəlivənwōtāywAnd to daughter

וַיְבָרֶךְwayəvāreḵəAnd kneel

אֶתְהֶםʾetəhemdirect object marker (no translation)

וַיֵּלֶךְwayēleḵəAnd walk

וַיָּשָׁבwayāšāvAnd turn

לָבָןlāvānLaban

לִמְקֹמוֹliməqōmwōTo standing

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