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וַיְהִ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֔ית בַּת־בְּאֵרִ֖י הַֽחִתִּ֑י וְאֶת־בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־אֵילֹ֖ן הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ 35 וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ מֹ֣רַת ר֑וּחַ לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ ס

Vocabulary

Verse 34

            עשו name: “Esau”

            יהודית name: “Judith”

            בארי name: “Beeri”

            חתי name: “Hittite”

            בשֹמת name: “Basemath”

            אילן name: “Elon”

Verse 35

            מרה  “bitterness” (BDB, 601)

            רבקה name: “Rebekah”

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 34

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיְהִ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה): V-S-SC
• The typical age formula is “X was a son of Y years.”
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיִּקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֔ית בַּת־בְּאֵרִ֖י הַֽחִתִּ֑י וְאֶת־בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־אֵילֹ֖ן הַֽחִתִּֽי): V-O
• The first lamed verb, לקח, follows the paradigm of a first nun, that is, it assimilates to the following consonant when the lamed closes a syllable.
• The genealogical formula is “X, son/daughter of Y, the Z.”  In this clause there are two formulae.
• The final vowel of חתי may be considered a gentilic ending.

Verse 35

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ מֹ֣רַת ר֑וּחַ לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּלְרִבְקָֽה): V-O-M
• The verbal form is a waw-consecutive imperfect 3fpl from היה.

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