Hebrew-Parallel: Literary Translation of Genesis (14)
Hebrew-Parallel: Literary Translation of Genesis (14)
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1. Translation Policy
This translation is an artistic endeavor to reconstruct the spirit and majesty of the original Hebrew text using the dignified resonance of classical Japanese literary style. Beyond the confines of a literal translation, it aims to express the grand narrative of Genesis in a unique style through liberal translation and adaptation.
In translating, the following basic principles were strictly adhered to:
Emphasis on Concise Expression and Rhythm: Following the economy of language found in Waka and Haiku, redundant particles and decorations have been stripped away as much as possible. The conflicts of the characters and the oracles of God are brought to life as powerful rhythms.
Dignity Based on Classical Literary Style: While grounded in classical literary style, harmony with readability has been sought so that modern readers can intuitively understand the context. Vulgarity is strictly excluded, pursuing perfection as an artistic literary style.
Presentation of Strict Style and Relationships: Hiragana is replaced with Kanji as much as possible to maintain visual gravity. To express the absoluteness of God, archaic expressions of respect (such as "tamau") are used in sacred settings like divine actions or the bestowal of blessings, while maintaining a style that avoids excessive decorative honorifics, thereby clearly expressing the fundamental relationships between God the Creator and humanity, and between the patriarchs and their descendants.
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2. Commentary
This translation is an attempt to reconstruct the human drama surrounding the inheritance of blessings and the severe intervention of God in Genesis chapters 27 and 28, within the aesthetic style of classical Japanese literature.
“The Blessing of the Firstborn (Berakhah)” (27:1-4):
The blessing that Father Isaac intended to give to Esau before his death signifies not merely the inheritance of property, but the inheritance of God's promise. The physical decline of the blind father and the weight of his spiritual mission are depicted with the serenity of literary style.
“Rebekah’s Scheme” (27:5-17):
The figure of a mother disguising her beloved son Jacob to fulfill the divine oracle, “The elder shall serve the younger.” This is captured as a bold action within the divine providence, transcending ethical right or wrong, and its tension is expressed.
“Jacob’s Disguise and Isaac’s Trembling” (27:18-33):
Jacob, disguised as Esau, deceives his father to steal the blessing. The description of Isaac “trembling violently (haradah gedolah)” upon learning of the deception symbolizes awe toward God’s definitive will, which transcends human maneuvering.
“The Ladder to Heaven (Sullam)” (28:10-15):
The vision Jacob saw while isolated in the wilderness, fleeing his brother’s wrath. The ladder connecting heaven and earth and the movement of angels indicate God’s omnipresence and promise of protection. This mystical scene is translated with visual gravity.
“Bethel (House of God)” (28:16-19):
Jacob’s confession, “How awesome is this place.” The act of consecrating the place of encounter with God, rather than just a geographical name, is emphasized within the archaic resonance.
“Jacob’s Vow” (28:20-22):
A covenant to offer a tenth in response to God’s protection. It powerfully depicts the turning point where Jacob began to face God as an individual personality.
3. Hebrew-Parallel Literary Translation
Genesis Chapter 27
27:1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he answered him, "Here I am."
וַיְהִי כִּי־זָקֵן יִצְחָק וַתִּכְהֶיןָ עֵינָיו מֵרְאֹת וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־עֵשָׂו בְּנוֹ הַגָּדֹל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּנִי׃
Vayehi ki-zaken Yitzchak vattikheina einav mere'ot, vayikra et-Esav beno hagadol vayomer elav beni, vayomer elav hineni.
It came to pass / when / old / Isaac was / dimmed / his eyes / from seeing / he called / Esau / his son / elder / he said / to him / my son / he said / to him / here I am.
27:2 Isaac said, "Behold, I am old. I do not know the day of my death."
וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־נָא זָקַנְתִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יוֹם מוֹתִי׃
Vayomer hineh-na zakanti lo yadati yom moti.
He said / behold / now / I am old / I do not know / the day / of my death.
27:3 "Now therefore, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me."
וְעַתָּה שָׂא־נָא כֵלֶיךָ תֶּלְיְךָ וְקַשְׁתֶּךָ וְצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְצוּדָה לִּי צָיִד׃
Ve'attah se-na keleicha telyecha vekashtecha, vetse hasadeh vetsudah li tsayid.
And now / take / now / your weapons / your quiver / and your bow / go out / to the field / and hunt / for me / game.
27:4 "Prepare for me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
וַעֲשֵׂה־לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וְהָבִיאָה לִּי וְאֹכֵלָה בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת׃
Va'aseh-li mat'amim ka'asher ahavti vehavi'ah li ve'ochela, ba'avur tevarechecha nafshi beterem amut.
Make / for me / savory food / as / I loved / bring / to me / that I may eat / in order that / may bless you / my soul / before / I die.
27:5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it.
וְרִבְקָה שֹׁמַעַת בְּדַבֵּר יִצְחָק אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּנוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו הַשָּׂדֶה לָצוּד צַיִד לְהָבִיא׃
Verivkah shoma'at bedaber Yitzchak el-Esav beno, vayelech Esav hasadeh latsud tsayid lehavi.
And Rebekah / was listening / when speaking / Isaac / to / Esau / his son / went / Esau / to the field / to hunt / game / to bring.
27:6 Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob, saying, "Indeed, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,"
וְרִבְקָה אָמְרָה אֶל־יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־אָבִיךָ מְדַבֵּר אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ לֵאמֹר׃
Verivkah amrah el-Ya'akov benah lemor, hineh shamati et-avicha medaber el-Esav achicha lemor.
And Rebekah / said / to / Jacob / her son / saying / behold / I heard / your father / speaking / to / Esau / your brother / saying.
27:7 "'Bring me game and prepare savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.'"
הָבִיאָה לִּי צַיִד וַעֲשֵׂה־לִי מַטְעַמִּים וְאֹכֵלָה וַאֲבָרֶכְכָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לִפְנֵי מוֹתִי׃
Havi'ah li tsayid va'aseh-li mat'amim ve'ochela, va'avarechecha lifnei Adonai lifnei moti.
Bring / for me / game / make / for me / savory food / that I may eat / and I will bless you / before / the Lord / before / my death.
27:8 "Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you."
וְעַתָּה בְנִי שְׁמַע בְּקֹלִי לַאֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מְצַוָּה אֹתָךְ׃
Ve'attah beni shema be-koli la'asher ani metsavah otach.
And now / my son / listen / to my voice / to that which / I / command / you.
27:9 "Go now to the flock and bring me there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves."
לֶךְ־נָא אֶל־הַצֹּאן וְקַח־לִי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אֹתָם מַטְעַמִּים לְאָבִיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב׃
Lech-na el-hatson vekach-li misham shene gedaye izim tovim, ve'e'eseh otam mat'amim le'avicha ka'asher ahev.
Go / now / to / the flock / and take / for me / from there / two / kids / of goats / good / and I will make / them / savory food / for your father / as / he loved.
27:10 "Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat it, so that he may bless you before his death."
וְהֵבֵאתָ לְאָבִיךָ וְאָכָל בַּעֲבֻר אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ לִפְנֵי מוֹתוֹ׃
Veheveta le'avicha ve'achal, ba'avur asher yevarechecha lifnei moto.
And you shall bring / to your father / and he shall eat / in order that / he may bless you / before / his death.
27:11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man."
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־רִבְקָה אִמּוֹ הֵן עֵשָׂו אָחִי אִישׁ שָׂעִר וְאָנֹכִי אִישׁ חָלָק׃
Vayomer Ya'akov el-Rivkah immo, hen Esav achi ish sa'ir ve'anochi ish chalak.
He said / Jacob / to / Rebekah / his mother / behold / Esau / my brother / man / hairy / and I / man / smooth.
27:12 "Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him, and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing."
אוּלַי יְמֻשֵּׁנִי אָבִי וְהָיִיתִי בְעֵינָיו כִּמְתַעְתֵּעַ וְהֵבֵאתִי עָלַי קְלָלָה וְלֹא בְרָכָה׃
Ulay yemusheni avi vehayiti ve'einav kimta'tea, veheveti alai kelalah velo verachah.
Perhaps / he will feel me / my father / and I will be / in his eyes / as a deceiver / and I will bring / upon me / a curse / and not / a blessing.
27:13 But his mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me."
וַאמֶר לוֹ אִמּוֹ עָלַי קִלְלָתְךָ בְּנִי אַךְ שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלִי וְלֵךְ קַח־לִי׃
Vattomer lo immo, alai killetecha beni, ach shema be-koli velech kach-li.
She said / to him / his mother / upon me / your curse / my son / only / listen / to my voice / and go / take / for me.
27:14 So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח וַיָּבֵא לְאִמּוֹ וַתַּעַשׂ אִמּוֹ מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב אָבִיו׃
Vayelech vayikach vayave le'immo, vatta'as immo mat'amim ka'asher ahev aviv.
He went / and took / and brought / to his mother / and made / his mother / savory food / as / loved / his father.
27:15 Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
וַתִּקַּח רִבְקָה אֶת־בִּגְדֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל הַחֲמֻדֹת אֲשֶׁר אִתָּהּ בַּבָּיִת וַתַּלְבֵּשׁ אֶת־יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן׃
Vattikach Rivkah et-bigde Esav benah hagadol hachamudot asher itah babayit, vattalbesh et-Ya'akov benah hakatan.
She took / Rebekah / the clothes / of Esau / her son / elder / beautiful / which / with her / in the house / and put on / Jacob / her son / younger.
27:16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
וְאֵת עֹרֹת גְּדָיֵי הָעִזִּים הִלְבִּישָׁה עַל־יָדָיו וְעַל חֶלְקַת צַוָּארָיו׃
Ve'et orot gedaye ha'izim hilbishah al-yadav ve'al chelkat tsav'arav.
And / the skins / of the kids / of the goats / she put / on his hands / and on / the smooth part / of his neck.
27:17 Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
וַתִּתֵּן אֶת־הַמַּטְעַמִּים וְאֶת־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂתָה בְּיַד יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ׃
Vattiten et-hamat'amim ve'et-halechem asher asatah, beyad Ya'akov benah.
She gave / the savory food / and / the bread / which / she had made / into the hand / of Jacob / her son.
27:18 So he went to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"
וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִי מִי אַתָּה בְּנִי׃
Vayavo el-aviv vayomer avi, vayomer hineni mi atah beni.
He came / to / his father / and said / my father / and he said / here I am / who / are you / my son.
27:19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me."
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־אָבִיו אָנֹכִי עֵשָׂו בְּכֹרֶךָ עָשִׂיתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלָי קוּם־נָא שְׁבָה וְאָכְלָה מִצֵּידִי בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֲכַנִּי נַפְשֶׁךָ׃
Vayomer Ya'akov el-aviv anochi Esav bechorecha, asiti ka'asher dibarta elai, kum-na shevah ve'ochela mitseidi, ba'avur tevarachanni nafshecha.
He said / Jacob / to / his father / I am / Esau / your firstborn / I have done / as / you spoke / to me / arise / now / sit / and eat / of my game / in order that / may bless me / your soul.
27:20 But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "Because the Lord your God brought it to me."
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנוֹ מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָי׃
Vayomer Yitzchak el-beno mah-zeh miharta limtso beni, vayomer ki hikrah Adonai Eloheicha lefani.
He said / Isaac / to / his son / what / is this / you have hurried / to find / my son / he said / because / caused to happen / the Lord / your God / before me.
27:21 Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־יַעֲקֹב גְּשָׁה־נָּא וַאֲמֻשְׁךָ בְּנִי הַאַתָּה זֶה בְּנִי עֵשָׂו אִם־לֹא׃
Vayyo'mer Yitschak el-Ya'akov, geshah-na va'amushekha beni, ha'attah zeh beni Esav im-lo.
Said / Isaac / to / Jacob / come near / I pray / I will feel you / my son / are you / this / my son / Esau / or / not.
27:22 When Jacob went near to Isaac his father, Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."
וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הַקֹּל קוֹל יַעֲקֹב וְהַיָּדַיִם יְדֵי עֵשָׂו׃
Vayyiggash Ya'akov el-Yitschak aviv vayemushehu, vayyo'mer hakkol kol Ya'akov vehayadayim yedei Esav.
Approached / Jacob / to / Isaac / his father / he felt him / said / the voice / voice of Jacob / but the hands / hands of Esau.
27:23 He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.
וְלֹא הִכִּירוֹ כִּי־הָיוּ יָדָיו כִּידֵי עֵשָׂו אָחִיו שְׂעִרֹת וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ׃
Velo hikkiro ki-hayu yadav kidei Esav achiv se'irot, vayevarekhehu.
And did not / recognize him / because / were / his hands / like hands of / Esau / his brother / hairy / blessed him.
27:24 He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" Jacob said, "I am."
וַיֹּאמֶר אַתָּה זֶה בְּנִי עֵשָׂו וַיֹּאמֶר אָנִי׃
Vayyo'mer attah zeh beni Esav, vayyo'mer ani.
Said / are you / this / my son / Esau / said / I am.
27:25 Isaac said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's game, that my soul may bless you." Jacob brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּשָׁה לִּי וְאֹכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי לְמַעַן תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ וַיֹּאכַל וַיָּבֵא לוֹ יַיִן וַיֵּשְׁתְּ׃
Vayyo'mer haggishah li ve'okhelah mitsed beni, lema'an tevarekhekha nafshi, vayyagesh-lo vayyo'khal vayyave' lo yayin vayyesht.
Said / bring near / to me / that I may eat / from game of / my son / in order that / may bless you / my soul / brought near / to him / ate / brought / to him / wine / drank.
27:26 His father Isaac said to him, "Come near now, and kiss me, my son."
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִצְחָק אָבִיו גְּשָׁה־נָּא וּשְׁקָה־לִּי בְּנִי׃
Vayyo'mer elav Yitschak aviv, geshah-na ushekah-li beni.
Said / to him / Isaac / his father / come near / I pray / kiss / for me / my son.
27:27 He came near and kissed him. Isaac smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed."
וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ וַיָּרַח אֶת־רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר רְאֵה רֵיחַ בְּנִי כְּרֵיחַ שָׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ יְהוָה׃
Vayyiggash vayyishak-lo vayyarach et-rei'ach begadav vayevarekhehu, vayyo'mer re'eh rei'ach beni kerei'ach sadeh asher berakho Adonai.
Approached / kissed / him / smelled / the smell / of his garments / blessed him / said / see / the smell / of my son / like the smell / of a field / which / blessed it / the Lord.
27:28 "May God give you of the dew of heaven, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine."
וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְרֹב דָּגָן וְתִירֹשׁ׃
Veyitten-lekha ha'Elohim mittal hashamayim umishmannei ha'arets verov dagan vetirosh.
May give / to you / God / from the dew / of heaven / and from the fatness / of the earth / and abundance / of grain / and new wine.
27:29 "Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you."
יַעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ לְאֻמִּים הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אִמֶּךָ אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָּרוּךְ׃
Ya'avdukha ammim veyishtachavu lekha le'ummim, heveh gevir le'acheikha veyishtachavu lekha benei immekha, orereikha arur umevarakheikha barukh.
Serve you / peoples / and bow down / to you / nations / be / lord / to your brothers / and bow down / to you / sons of your mother / those who curse you / cursed / and those who bless you / blessed.
27:30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה יִצְחָק לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וַיְהִי אַךְ יָצֹא יָצָא יַעֲקֹב מֵאֵת פְּנֵי יִצְחָק אָבִיו וְעֵשָׂו אָחִיו בָּא מִצֵּידוֹ׃
Vayehi ka'asher killah Yitschak levarekh et-Ya'akov, vayehi akh yatso yatsa Ya'akov me'et penei Yitschak aviv, veEsav achiv ba mitsedo.
It happened / when / finished / Isaac / to bless / Jacob / it happened / just / gone out / had gone out / Jacob / from / presence of / Isaac / his father / and Esau / his brother / came / from his hunting.
27:31 He also made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise, and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me."
וַיַּעַשׂ גַּם־הוּא מַטְעַמִּים וַיָּבֵא לְאָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר לְאָבִיו יָקֻם אָבִי וְיֹאכַל מִצֵּיד בְּנוֹ בַּעֲבֻר תְּבָרֲכַנִּי נַפְשֶׁךָ׃
Vayya'as gam-hu mat'ammim vayyave' le'aviv vayyo'mer le'aviv, yakum avi veyo'khal mitsed beno, ba'avur tevarakhenni nafshekha.
Made / also / he / savory food / brought / to his father / said / to his father / let arise / my father / and eat / from game of / his son / in order that / may bless me / your soul.
27:32 His father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" He said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יִצְחָק אָבִיו מִי־אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי בִּנְךָ בְכֹרְךָ עֵשָׂו׃
Vayyo'mer lo Yitschak aviv, mi-attah? Vayyo'mer, ani binkha vekhorkha Esav.
Said / to him / Isaac / his father / who / are you / said / I am / your son / your firstborn / Esau.
27:33 Isaac trembled violently, and said, "Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—yes, and he will be blessed."
וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה גְּדֹלָה עַד־מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר מִי־אֵפוֹא הוּא הַצָּד־צַיִד וַיָּבֵא לִי וָאֹכַל מִכֹּל בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא וָאֲבָרֲכֵהוּ גַּם־בָּרוּךְ יִהְיֶה׃
Vayyecherad Yitschak charadah gedolah ad-me'od, vayyo'mer, mi-efo hu hatsad-tsayid vayyave' li va'okhal mikol beterem tavo va'avarakhehu, gam-barukh yihyeh.
Trembled / Isaac / trembling / great / exceedingly / said / who / then / he / the one who hunted / game / brought / to me / I ate / from all / before / you came / I blessed him / yes / blessed / he will be.
27:34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"
כִּשְׁמֹעַ עֵשָׂו אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אָבִיו וַיִּצְעַק צְעָקָה גְּדֹלָה וּמָרָה עַד־מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר לְאָבִיו בָּרֲכֵנִי גַם־אָנִי אָבִי׃
Kishmo'a Esav et-divrei aviv, vayyits'ak tse'akah gedolah uma'rah ad-me'od, vayyo'mer le'aviv, barekhenni gam-ani avi.
When heard / Esau / the words / of his father / cried / cry / great / and bitter / exceedingly / said / to his father / bless me / even / me / my father.
27:35 Isaac said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּא אָחִיךָ בְּמִרְמָה וַיִּקַּח בִּרְכָתֶךָ׃
Vayyo'mer, ba achikha bemirmah vayyikkach birkhathekha.
Said / came / your brother / with deceit / took / your blessing.
27:36 Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and see, now he has taken away my blessing." He said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
וַיֹּאמֶר הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי זֶה פַעֲמַיִם אֶת־בְּכֹרָתִי לָקָח וְהִנֵּה עַתָּה לָקַח בִּרְכָתִי וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא־אָצַלְתָּ לִּי בְּרָכָה׃
Vayyo'mer, haki kara shemo Ya'akov vayya'kveni zeh fa'amayim, et-bekhorati lakach vehinneh attah lakach birkhati? Vayyo'mar, halo-atsalta li berakhah?
Said / is it not / called / his name / Jacob / he supplanted me / this / two times / my birthright / took / and behold / now / took / my blessing / said / have you not / reserved / for me / a blessing.
27:37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, "See, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?"
וַיַּעַן יִצְחָק וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֵשָׂו הֵן גְּבִיר שַׂמְתִּיו לָךְ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו נָתַתִּי לוֹ לַעֲבָדִים וְדָגָן וְתִירֹשׁ סְמַכְתִּיו וּלְכָה אֵפוֹא מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה בְּנִי׃
Vayya'an Yitschak vayyo'mer leEsav, hen gevir samthiv lakh ve'et-kol-echav natatti lo la'avadim, vedagan vetirosh semakhtiv, ulekha efo mah e'eseh beni?
Answered / Isaac / said / to Esau / behold / lord / I have made him / to you / and all / his brothers / I have given / to him / for servants / and grain / and new wine / I have sustained him / and for you / then / what / can I do / my son.
27:38 Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father!" Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו אֶל־אָבִיו הַבְּרָכָה אַחַת הִיא־לְךָ אָבִי בָּרֲכֵנִי גַם־אָנִי אָבִי וַיִּשָּׂא עֵשָׂו קֹלוֹ וַיֵּבְךְּ׃
Vayyo'mer Esav el-aviv, haberakhah achat hi-lekha avi? Barekhenni gam-ani avi. Vayyissa Esav kolo vayyevk.
Said / Esau / to his father / the blessing / one / it is / to you / my father / bless me / even / me / my father / lifted up / Esau / his voice / wept.
27:39 His father Isaac answered and said to him, "See, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above."
וַיַּעַן יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה מוֹשָׁבֶךָ וּמִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם מֵעָל׃
Vayya'an Yitschak aviv vayyo'mer elav, hinneh mishmannei ha'arets yihyeh moshavkha umittal hashamayim me'al.
Answered / Isaac / his father / said / to him / behold / from the fatness / of the earth / shall be / your dwelling / and from the dew / of heaven / from above.
27:40 "By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but it shall come to pass when you become restless, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck."
וְעַל־חַרְבְּךָ תִחְיֶה וְאֶת־אָחִיךָ תַּעֲבֹד וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּרִיד וּפָרַקְתָּ עֻלּוֹ מֵעַל צַוָּארֶךָ׃
Ve'al-charbekha tichyeh ve'et-achikha ta'avod, vehayah ka'asher tarid ufarakta ullo me'al tsavvarekha.
And by / your sword / you shall live / and / your brother / you shall serve / and it shall be / when / you become restless / you shall break / his yoke / from off / your neck.
27:41 Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶת־יַעֲקֹב עַל־הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו בְּלִבּוֹ יִקְרְבוּ יְמֵי אֵבֶל אָבִי וְאַהַרְגָה אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אָחִי׃
Vayis-tom Esav et Ya'akov al hab-rakhah asher berakho aviv, vay-yomer Esav belib-bo yik-revu yeme evel avi ve-ahargah et Ya'akov ahi.
Hated / Esau / Jacob / because of the blessing / blessed / his father / said / Esau / in his heart / approach / days of mourning / my father / will kill / Jacob / my brother.
27:42 When the words of her elder son Esau were told to Rebekah, she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by planning to kill you."
וַיֻּגַּד לְרִבְקָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְיַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ מִתְנַחֵם לְךָ לְהָרְגֶךָ׃
Vay-yug-gad le-Rivkah et div-re Esav benah hag-gadol, vat-tish-lah vat-tik-ra le-Ya'akov benah hak-katan vat-to-mer elav, hin-neh Esav ahiha mit-nahem leha le-har-geha.
Was told / to Rebekah / words / of Esau / her son / elder / sent / called / Jacob / her son / younger / said / to him / behold / Esau / your brother / is comforting himself / concerning you / by killing you.
27:43 "Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran."
וְעַתָּה בְנִי שְׁמַע בְּקֹלִי וְקוּם בְּרַח־לְךָ אֶל־לָבָן אָחִי חָרָנָה׃
Ve-attah beni shema be-koli ve-kum berah-leha el Lavan ahi Haranah.
Now / my son / listen / to my voice / arise / flee / for yourself / to Laban / my brother / to Haran.
27:44 "Stay with him a few days, until your brother's fury turns away."
וְיָשַׁבְתָּ עִמּוֹ יָמִים אֲחָדִים עַד אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁוּב חֲמַת אָחִיךָ׃
Ve-yashav-ta im-mo yamim ahadim ad asher-tashuv hamat ahiha.
Stay / with him / days / a few / until / turns away / fury / of your brother.
27:45 "Until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"
עַד־שׁוּב אַף־אָחִיךָ מִמְּךָ וְשָׁכַח אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ וְשָׁלַחְתִּי וּלְקַחְתִּיךָ מִשָּׁם לָמָה אֶשְׁכַּל גַּם־שְׁנֵיכֶם יוֹם אֶחָד׃
Ad-shuv af-ahiha mim-meha ve-shahah et asher-asita lo, ve-shalah-ti u-le-kah-tiha mish-sham, lamah esh-kal gam-sheneihem yom ehad.
Until / turns away / anger / of your brother / from you / forgets / what / you did / to him / I will send / and bring you / from there / why / should I be bereaved / also / of you both / day / one.
27:46 Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?"
וַתֹּאמֶר רִבְקָה אֶל־יִצְחָק קַצְתִּי בְחַיַּי מִפְּנֵי בְּנוֹת חֵת אִם־לֹקֵחַ יַעֲקֹב אִשָּׁה מִבְּנוֹת־חֵת כָּאֵלֶּה מִבְּנוֹת הָאָרֶץ לָמָה לִּי חַיִּים׃
Vat-to-mer Rivkah el-Yit-zhak, katz-ti ve-hay-yai mip-pene benot Het, im-lo-keah Ya'akov ish-shah mib-benot-Het ka-elle mib-benot ha-aretz, lamah li hay-yim.
Said / Rebekah / to Isaac / I am weary / of my life / because of / daughters / of Heth / if / takes / Jacob / a wife / from the daughters / of Heth / like these / from the daughters / of the land / why / to me / life.
Genesis Chapter 28
28:1 Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan."
וַיִּקְרָא יִצְחָק אֶל־יַעֲקֹב וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן׃
Vay-yik-ra Yit-zhak el-Ya'akov vay-va-reh oto vay-tzav-vehu vay-yo-mer lo, lo-tik-kah ish-shah mib-benot Kena'an.
Called / Isaac / to Jacob / blessed / him / commanded / him / said / to him / shall not take / a wife / from the daughters / of Canaan.
28:2 "Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take for yourself a wife from there from the daughters of Laban your mother's brother."
קוּם לֵךְ פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָם בֵּיתָה בְתוּאֵל אֲבִי אִמֶּךָ וְקַח־לְךָ מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה מִבְּנוֹת לָבָן אֲחִי אִמֶּךָ׃
Kum lekh Pad-denah Aram, be-tah Betu-el avi im-meha, ve-kah-leha mish-sham ish-shah mib-benot Lavan ahi im-meha.
Arise / go / to Padan-aram / to the house / of Bethuel / father / of your mother / take / for yourself / from there / a wife / from the daughters / of Laban / brother / of your mother.
28:3 "May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples."
וְאֵל שַׁדַּי יְבָרֵךְ אֹתְךָ וְיַפְרְךָ וְיַרְבֶּךָ וְהָיִיתָ לִקְהַל עַמִּים׃
Ve-El Shad-dai yevareh ot-ha ve-yaf-reha ve-yar-beha, ve-hay-yita lik-hal am-mim.
And God / Almighty / bless / you / make fruitful / multiply / you / you will become / a company / of peoples.
28:4 "May He give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham."
וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ אֶת־בִּרְכַּת אַבְרָהָם לְךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אִתָּךְ לְרִשְׁתְּךָ אֶת־אֶרֶץ מְגֻרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לְאַבְרָהָם׃
Ve-yit-ten-leha et bir-kat Avraham leha u-le-zar-aha it-tah, le-rish-teha et eretz me-gureiha asher-natan Elohim le-Avraham.
May He give / to you / the blessing / of Abraham / to you / and to your descendants / with you / to inherit / the land / of your sojournings / which / gave / God / to Abraham.
28:5 Isaac sent Jacob away; and he went to Padan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
וַיִּשְׁלַח יִצְחָק אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֵּלֶךְ פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָם אֶל־לָבָן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל הָאֲרַמִּי אֲחִי רִבְקָה אֵם יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו׃
Vay-yish-lah Yit-zhak et Ya'akov vay-ye-leh Pad-denah Aram, el Lavan ben-Betu-el ha-Aram-mi ahi Rivkah em Ya'akov ve-Esav.
Sent / Isaac / Jacob / he went / to Padan-aram / to Laban / son / of Bethuel / the Aramean / brother / of Rebekah / mother / of Jacob / and Esau.
28:6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he charged him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan."
וַיַּרְא עֵשָׂו כִּי־בֵרַךְ יִצְחָק אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁלַּח אֹתוֹ פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָם לָקַחַת־לוֹ מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה בְּבָרֲכוֹ אֹתוֹ וַיְצַו עָלָיו לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן׃
Vay-yar Esav ki-verah Yit-zhak et Ya'akov ve-shil-lah oto Pad-denah Aram la-kahat-lo mish-sham ish-shah, be-var-aho oto vay-tzav alav le-mor, lo-tik-kah ish-shah mib-benot Kena'an.
Saw / Esau / that / blessed / Isaac / Jacob / sent / him / to Padan-aram / to take / for himself / from there / a wife / when blessing / him / commanded / him / saying / shall not take / a wife / from the daughters / of Canaan.
28:7 And that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan-aram.
וַיִּשְׁמַע יַעֲקֹב אֶל־אָבִיו וְאֶל־אִמּוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָם׃
Vay-yish-ma Ya'akov el-aviv ve-el-im-mo vay-ye-leh Pad-denah Aram.
Obeyed / Jacob / his father / and his mother / went / to Padan-aram.
28:8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of his father Isaac.
וַיַּרְא עֵשָׂו כִּי רָעוֹת בְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן בְּעֵינֵי יִצְחָק אָבִיו׃
Vay-yar Esav ki ra-ot benot Kena'an, be-eine Yit-zhak aviv.
Saw / Esau / that / evil / daughters / of Canaan / in the eyes / of Isaac / his father.
28:9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵאל וַיִּקַּח אֶת־מָחֲלַת בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם אֲחוֹת נְבָיוֹת עַל־נָשָׁיו לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה׃
Vay-ye-leh Esav el-Yish-ma'el vay-yik-kah et Mahalath bat-Yish-ma'el ben-Avraham ahot Nevayot al-nashav lo le-ish-shah.
Went / Esau / to Ishmael / took / Mahalath / daughter / of Ishmael / son / of Abraham / sister / of Nebaioth / besides his wives / for himself / as wife.
28:10 Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran.
וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיֵּלֶךְ חָרָנָה׃
Vay-yet-ze Ya'akov mib-Be-er Sheva vay-ye-leh Haranah.
Departed / Jacob / from Beersheba / went / to Haran.
28:11 He came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם כִּי־בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם וַיָּשֶׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּמָּקוֹם הַהוּא׃
Vay-yif-ga bam-ma-kom vay-ya-len sham ki-va has-she-mesh, vay-yik-kah me-av-ne ham-ma-kom vay-ya-sem me-ra-ashotav vay-yish-kav bam-ma-kom ha-hu.
Came / to a place / stayed / there / because / set / the sun / took / from the stones / of the place / put / under his head / lay down / in the place / that.
28:12 He dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
וַיַּחֲלֹם וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וְהִנֵּה מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים בּוֹ׃
Vay-yah-alom ve-hin-neh sul-lam mut-tzav artzah ve-ro-sho mag-gi-a hash-sha-may-mah, ve-hin-neh mal-a-he Elohim o-lim ve-yo-re-dim bo.
Dreamed / behold / a ladder / set up / on the earth / its top / reached / to heaven / behold / angels / of God / ascending / descending / on it.
28:13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your descendants."
וְהִנֵּה יְהוָה נִצָּב עָלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ וֵאלֹהֵי יִצְחָק הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה שֹׁכֵב עָלֶיהָ לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּלְזַרְעֶךָ׃
Ve-hin-neh Yahweh nit-tzav alav vay-yo-mar, ani Yahweh Elohe Avraham aviha ve-Elohe Yit-zhak, ha-aretz asher at-tah sho-hev aleha leha et-te-nen-nah u-le-zar-eha.
Behold / the Lord / stood / above it / said / I am / the Lord / God / of Abraham / your father / and God / of Isaac / the land / on which / you / lie / to you / I will give / to your descendants.
28:14 'Your descendants shall increase like the dust of the earth, and shall spread to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. All the clans of the earth shall be blessed through you and your descendants.'
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וְנִבְרֲכוּ בְךָ כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה וּבְזַרְעֶךָ׃
Vehayah zar'akha ka'afar ha'aretz ufaratzta yamah vakedmah vetzafonah vanegbah, venivrakhu vekha kol mishpechot ha'adamah uvezar'ekha.
Shall be / your descendants / like dust / of the earth / shall spread / to the west / to the east / to the north / to the south / shall be blessed / through you / all / clans / of the earth / through your descendants.
28:15 'Behold, I am with you. I will protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not forsake you until I have fulfilled what I have spoken to you.'
וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ וּשְׁמַרְתִּיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תֵּלֵךְ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִיךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה הַזֹּאת כִּי לֹא אֶעֱזָבְךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם־עָשִׂיתִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּי לָךְ׃
Vehinneh anokhi immakh ushemartikha bekhol asher-telekh vahashevotikha el-ha'adamah hazzot, ki lo e'ezvekha ad asher im-asiti et asher-dibarti lakh.
Behold / I am / with you / will protect / you / all / where you go / will bring you back / to the land / this / because / I will not forsake you / until / I / have done / what I spoke / to you.
28:16 Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.'
וַיִּיקַץ יַעֲקֹב מִשְּׁנָתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אָכֵן יֵשׁ יְהוָה בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאָנֹכִי לֹא יָדָעְתִּי׃
Vayikatz Ya'akov mishenato vayomer, akhen yesh YHWH bammakom hazze ve'anokhi lo yada'ti.
Awoke / Jacob / from his sleep / said / surely / the Lord is / in this place / and I / did not know.
28:17 He was filled with awe and said, 'How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'
וַיִּירָא וַיֹּאמַר מַה־נּוֹרָא הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה אֵין זֶה כִּי אִם־בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְזֶה שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
Vayyira vayyomar mah-nora hammakom hazze, en ze ki im-bet Elohim veze sha'ar hashamayim.
Was afraid / said / how awesome / this place / is not / other than / house of God / and this / gate / of heaven.
28:18 Jacob rose early in the morning, took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar (matzevah), and poured oil on its top.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יַעֲקֹב בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ מַצֵּבָה וַיִּצֹק שֶׁמֶן עַל־רֹאשָׁהּ׃
Vayashkem Ya'akov baboker vayikkach et-ha'even asher-sam mera'ashotav, vayyasem otah matzevah vayyitzok shemen al-roshah.
Rose early / Jacob / in the morning / took / the stone / which / he placed / at his head / placed / it / as a pillar (matzevah) / poured / oil / on its top.
28:19 He named that place Bethel. The former name of the city was Luz.
וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בֵּית־אֵל וְאוּלָם לוּז שֵׁם־הָעִיר לָרִאשֹׁנָה׃
Vayikra et-shem-hammakom hahu Bet-El, ve'ulam Luz shem-ha'ir larishonah.
Called / the name of the place / that / Bethel / but / Luz / was the name / of the city / formerly.
28:20 Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God is with me, protects me on this journey I am taking, and gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,'
וַיִּדַּר יַעֲקֹב נֶדֶר לֵאמֹר אִם־אֱלֹהִים יִהְיֶה עִמָּדִי וּשְׁמָרַנִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ וְנָתַן־לִי לֶחֶם לֶאֱכֹל וּבֶגֶד לִלְבֹּשׁ׃
Vayiddar Ya'akov neder lemor, im-Elohim yihyeh immadi ushemarani badderekh hazze asher anokhi holekh, venatan-li lechem le'ekhol uveged lilbosh.
Made a vow / Jacob / a vow / saying / if / God / will be / with me / and protects me / on the way / this / which / I / am walking / and gives / to me / bread / to eat / and clothing / to wear.
28:21 'And if I return safely to my father's house, then the Lord will be my God,'
וְשַׁבְתִּי בְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־בֵּית אָבִי וְהָיָה יְהוָה לִי לֵאלֹהִים׃
Veshavti veshalom el-bet avi, vehayah YHWH li le'Elohim.
And I return / in peace / to the house / of my father / will be / the Lord / for me / as God.
28:22 'And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be God's house. Of all that You give me, I will surely give a tenth to You.'
וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה יִהְיֶה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן־לִי עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָךְ׃
Veha'even hazzot asher-samti matzevah yihyeh bet Elohim, vekhol asher titten-li aser a'asserennu lakh.
And the stone / this / which / I placed / as a pillar / will be / house of God / and all / that / You give / to me / a tenth / I will surely give / to You.
4. Hebrew Vocabulary List
Below is a selection of key Hebrew words appearing in Genesis chapters 27 and 28. This list focuses on frequently occurring vocabulary, including essential keywords that appeared this time such as 'blessing (berakhah)' and 'ladder (sullam)'.
בְּרָכָה (Berakhah): Blessing. (Important vocabulary, frequent)
סֻלָּם (Sullam): Ladder. (Important vocabulary)
מַלְאָךְ (Mal'akh): Angel, messenger. (Important vocabulary)
בֵּית־אֵל (Bet-El): Bethel, house of God. (Important vocabulary)
מַצֵּבָה (Matzevah): Pillar, stone pillar. (Important vocabulary)
אֱלֹהִים (Elohim): God. (Frequent)
יְהוָה (YHWH): The Lord. (Frequent)
אָב (Av): Father. (Frequent)
אֵם (Em): Mother. (Frequent)
בֵּן (ben): son, child. (frequent)
אָח (ach): brother, older brother, younger brother. (frequent)
אִישׁ (ish): person, man. (frequent)
אִשָּׁה (ishah): woman, wife. (frequent)
שֵׁם (shem): name. (frequent)
מָקוֹם (maqom): place, location. (frequent)
אֶבֶן (even): stone. (frequent)
הָיָה (hayah): was, became. (frequent)
אָמַר (amar): to say. (frequent)
רָאָה (ra'ah): to see. (frequent)
שָׁמַע (shama'): to hear, to obey. (frequent)
יָדַע (yada'): to know. (frequent)
בּוֹא (bo'): to come, to enter. (frequent)
יָצָא (yatsa'): to go out, to depart. (frequent)
לָקַח (laqach): to take, to marry. (frequent)
עָשָׂה ('asah): to do, to make, to perform. (frequent)
בֵּרֵךְ (berakh): to bless. (frequent)
קוּם (qum): to rise, to stand. (frequent)
שָׁכַב (shakhav): to lie down, to sleep. (frequent)
הָלַךְ (halakh): to go, to walk. (frequent)
shamar: to keep, guard. (frequent)
nathan: to give, bestow. (frequent)
shamayim: heaven. (frequent)
erets: earth, land. (frequent)
adamah: soil, ground. (frequent)
tsayid: prey, hunting. (frequent)
mat'ammim: savory food, delicacies. (frequent)
lehem: bread, food. (frequent)
beged: garment, clothing. (frequent)
qol: voice, sound. (frequent)
ayin: eye. (frequent)
yad: hand. (frequent)
rosh: head, top. (frequent)
zera: seed, offspring. (frequent)
halom: dream. (frequent)
neder: vow, oath. (frequent)
shalom: peace, well-being. (frequent)
attah: now, then. (frequent)
hinneh: behold. (frequent)
gadol: great, large. (frequent)
qāṭān (katan): small, younger. (frequent)
raʿ (ra): bad. (frequent)
bānōṯ (banot): daughters (plural). (frequent)
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