KJV: 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.
YLT: And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants;
Darby: And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he distributed the children to Leah, and to Rachel, and to the two maidservants:
ASV: And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
| וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | And lifted |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take. |
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| יַעֲקֹ֜ב | Jacob |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel. |
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| עֵינָ֗יו | his eyes |
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Parse: Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye. |
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| וַיַּרְא֙ | and looked |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | and there |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if. |
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| עֵשָׂ֣ו | Esau |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵשָׂו Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples. |
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| בָּ֔א | was coming |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| וְעִמּ֕וֹ | and with him |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with. |
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| אַרְבַּ֥ע | four |
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Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: אַרְבַּע Sense: four. |
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| מֵא֖וֹת | hundred |
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Parse: Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred. |
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| אִ֑ישׁ | men |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| וַיַּ֣חַץ | So he divided |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָצָה Sense: to divide, cut in two, cut short, live half (of one’s life). |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| הַיְלָדִ֗ים | the sons |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: יֶלֶד Sense: child, son, boy, offspring, youth. |
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| לֵאָה֙ | Leah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לֵאָה Sense: daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. |
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| רָחֵ֔ל | Rachel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רָחֵל Sense: daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. |
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| שְׁתֵּ֥י | two |
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Parse: Number, fdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two. |
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| הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת | the maidservants |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: שִׁפְחָה Sense: maid, maid-servant, slavegirl. |
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