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Genesis 35:1

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
אֶֽל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
ק֛וּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
עֲלֵ֥ה
ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
אֵ֖ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
וְשֶׁב
yâshab
and — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
וַעֲשֵׂה
ʻâsâh
and — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁ֣ם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
an altar
לָאֵל֙
ʼêl
to/for — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה
râʼâh
the — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔
bârach
in/with/by — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
from — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
עֵשָׂ֥ו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
אָחִֽיךָ
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
Genesis 35:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled [years ago] from Esau your brother.” [Gen 28:11-22]
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Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled [years ago] from Esau your brother.” [Gen 28:11-22]
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