Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. Young's Literal Translation 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; King James Bible 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. Hebrew Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc looked up וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and saw וַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Esau עֵשָׂ֣ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac coming בָּ֔א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go toward him with וְעִמּ֕וֹ (wə·‘im·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with four אַרְבַּ֥ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 702: Four hundred מֵא֖וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred men. אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person So he divided וַיַּ֣חַץ (way·ya·ḥaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2673: To cut, split in two, to halve the children הַיְלָדִ֗ים (hay·lā·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring among Leah, לֵאָה֙ (lê·’āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob Rachel, רָחֵ֔ל (rā·ḥêl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob and the two שְׁתֵּ֥י (šə·tê) Number - fdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) maidservants. הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ (haš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant |