Targum Onkelos

וּבְרָא יְיָ אֱלֹהִים יָת אָדָם עַפְרָא מִן אַדְמְתָא וּנְפַח בְּאַפּוֹהִי נִשְׁמְתָא דְחַיֵּי וַהֲוַת בְּאָדָם לְרוּחַ מְמַלְלָא:

And the Lord God created man, dirt from the ground, and He blew into his nostrils a living soul, and it was for a speaking spirit in man.

Onkelos Genesis 2:7 · Sefaria Community Translation

וְאַרְעָא הֲוַת צָדְיָא וְרֵיקַנְיָא וַחֲשׁוֹכָא פָּרַשׂ עַל אַפֵּי תְהוֹמָא וְרוּחָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מְנַשְּׁבָא עַל אַפֵּי מַיָּא:

And the earth was desolate and empty, and darkness came off the face of the water, and a wind from God blew over the face of the water.

Onkelos Genesis 1:2 · Sefaria Community Translation

וְאִשְׁתַּכְלָלוּ שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא וְכָל חֵילֵיהוֹן:

...And they were finished, the heavens, the earth, and all their hosts.

Onkelos Genesis 2:1 · Sefaria Community Translation

וְחִוְיָא הֲוָה חַכִּים מִכֹּל חֵוַת בְּרָא דִּי עֲבַד יְיָ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲמַר לְאִתְּתָא בְּקוּשְׁטָא אֲרֵי אֲמַר יְיָ לָא תֵיכְלוּן מִכֹּל אִילַן גִּינְתָא:

The serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Adonoy Elohim made; and it said to the woman, Did Elohim even [truly] say that you should not …

Onkelos Genesis 3:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וְאָדָם יְדַע יָת חַוָּה אִתְּתֵהּ וְעַדִּיאַת וִילִידַת יָת קַיִן וַאֲמֶרֶת קָנִיתִי גַּבְרָא (מִן) קֳדָם יְיָ:

The man knew his wife, Chavah. She conceived and she gave birth to Kayin, and she said, I have obtained a man with [the help of] Adonoy.

Onkelos Genesis 4:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

דֵּין סְפַר תּוּלְדַת אָדָם בְּיוֹמָא דִּבְרָא יְיָ אָדָם בִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים עָבַד יָתֵהּ:

This is the book of the generations of man. On the day Elohim created man. He made him in the likeness of Elohim.

Onkelos Genesis 5:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁרִיאוּ בְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא לְמִסְגֵּי עַל אַפֵּי אַרְעָא וּבְנָתָא אִתְיְלִידוּ לְהוֹן:

And it was when the sons of men had begun to multiply upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Onkelos Genesis 6:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְנֹחַ עוּל אַתְּ וְכָל אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתָךְ לְתֵבוֹתָא אֲרֵי יָתָךְ חֲזֵיתִי זַכַּאי קֳדָמַי בְּדָרָא הָדֵין:

And the Lord said to Noach, Enter thou and all the men of thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.

Onkelos Genesis 7:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וּדְכִיר יְיָ יָת נֹחַ וְיָת כָּל חַיְתָא וְיָת כָּל בְּעִירָא דִּי עִמֵּיהּ בְּתֵבוֹתָא וְאַעְבַּר יְיָ רוּחָא עַל אַרְעָא וְנָחוּ מַיָּא:

And the Lord remembered Noach, and every living thing, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark; and the Lord caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters rested,

Onkelos Genesis 8:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וּבָרִיךְ יְיָ יָת נֹח וְיָת בְּנוֹהִי וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן פּוּשׁוּ וּסְגוּ וּמְלוּ יָת אַרְעָא:

And the Lord blessed Noach and his sons, and said to them, Spread abroad, and multiply, and fill the earth.

Onkelos Genesis 9:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וְאִלֵּין תּוּלְדַת בְּנֵי נֹחַ שֵׁם חָם וָיָפֶת וְאִתְיְלִידוּ לְהוֹן בְּנִין בָּתַר טוֹפָנָא:

And these are the generations of the sons of Noach, Shem, Cham, and Yapheth; and sons were born to them after the deluge.

Onkelos Genesis 10:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַבְרָם אִיזֵל לָךְ מֵאַרְעָךְ וּמִיַּלָּדוּתָךְ וּמִבֵּית אֲבוּךְ לְאַרְעָא דִּי אַחֲזִנָּךְ:

And God said to Abraham, leave your land, your childhood, and your father's house for the land that I will show you.

Onkelos Genesis 12:1 · Sefaria Community Translation

וּסְלִיק אַבְרָם מִמִּצְרַיִם הוּא וְאִתְּתֵיהּ וְכָל דִּילֵיהּ וְלוֹט עִמֵּיהּ לְדָרוֹמָא:

And Abram went up from Mizraim, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, unto the south.

Onkelos Genesis 13:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמֵי אַמְרָפֶל מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל אַרְיוֹךְ מַלְכָּא דְאֶלָּסָר כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר מַלְכָּא דְעֵילָם וְתִדְעָל מַלְכָּא דְעַמְמֵי:

And it was in the days of Amraphel, king of Babel, Ariok, king of Elasar, Kedar-laomer, king of Elam, and Thidal, king of peoples,

Onkelos Genesis 14:1 · J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862

בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין הֲוָה פִּתְגָּמָא דַיְיָ עִם אַבְרָם בִּנְבוּאָה לְמֵימָר לָא תִדְחַל אַבְרָם מֵימְרִי תְּקוֹף לָךְ אַגְרָךְ סַגִּי לַחֲדָא:

After these events, the word of Adonoy came to Avram in a vision, saying: Fear not Avram, I am your shield [My Word is your strength], your reward is very …

Onkelos Genesis 15:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וְשָׂרַי אִתַּת אַבְרָם לָא יְלִידַת לֵיהּ וְלַהּ אַמְתָא מִצְרֵיתָא וּשְׁמַהּ הָגָר:

Avram’s wife Sarai had not borne him children. She had an Egyptian handmaid whose name was Hagar.

Onkelos Genesis 16:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וְאִתְגְּלִי לֵיהּ יְיָ בְּמֵשְׁרֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יָתֵב בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנָא כְּמֵיחַם יוֹמָא:

Adonoy appeared [became revealed] to him in the groves [plains] of Mamrei and he was sitting at the door of the tent in the heat of the day.

Onkelos Genesis 18:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וְעַלּוּ תְּרֵין מַלְאָכַיָּא לִסְדוֹם בְּרַמְשָׁא וְלוֹט יָתֵב בְּתַרְעָא (נ"י בִּתְרַע) דִסְדוֹם וַחֲזָא לוֹט וְקָם לְקַדָּמוּתְהוֹן וּסְגִיד עַל אַפּוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא:

The two angels came to Sedom in the evening, while Lot was sitting at the gate of Sedom. Lot saw them, and he got up to greet them, and he …

Onkelos Genesis 19:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וּנְטַל מִתַּמָּן אַבְרָהָם לְאַרְעָא דָרוֹמָא וִיתֵב בֵּין רְקָם וּבֵין חַגְרָא וְאִתּוֹתַב בִּגְרָר:

Avraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev [south], and he lived between Kadeish [Rekem] and Shur [Chagar]. He lived for a while in Gerar.

Onkelos Genesis 20:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַייָ דְּכִיר יָת שָׂרָה כְּמָא דִּי אֲמָר וַעֲבַד יְיָ לְשָׁרָה כְּמָא דִּי מַלִּיל:

Adonoy remembered Sarah as He had said, and Adonoy did for Sarah as He had spoken.

Onkelos Genesis 21:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וַייָ נַסִּי יָת אַבְרָהָם וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבְרָהָם וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:

Onkelos Genesis 22:1 · Rabbi Mike Feuer, Jerusalem Anthology

וַהֲווֹ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מְאָה וְעֶשְׂרִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה:

The lifetime of Sarah consisted of one hundred years, twenty years and seven years. [These were] the years of Sarah’s life.

Onkelos Genesis 23:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וְאַבְרָהָם סִיב עָל בְּיוֹמִין וַייָ בְּרִיךְ יָת אַבְרָהָם בְּכֹלָּא:

Avraham was old, advanced in days [years], and Adonoy had blessed Avraham in all things.

Onkelos Genesis 24:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה כַפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא בַּר מִכַּפְנָא קַדְמָאָה דִּי הֲוָה בְּיוֹמֵי אַבְרָהָם וַאֲזַל יִצְחָק לְוַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מַלְכָּא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי לִגְרָר:

There was a famine in the land, aside from the first famine that was in the days of Avraham. Yitzchok went to Avimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

Onkelos Genesis 26:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה כַּד סִיב יִצְחָק וְכָהַיָּא עֵינוֹהִי מִלְּמֵחֱזֵי וּקְרָא יָת עֵשָׂו בְּרֵיהּ רַבָּא וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ בְּרִי וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ הָא אָנָא:

And when Yitzchok grew old his eyesight faded and he could not see. He called Eisov, his elder son, and said to him, My son. [Eisov] said to him, Here …

Onkelos Genesis 27:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וּקְרָא יִצְחָק לְיַעֲקֹב וּבָרִיךְ יָתֵיהּ וּפַקְּדֵיהּ וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ לָא תִסַּב אִתְּתָא מִבְּנַת כְּנָעַן:

Yitzchok called Yaakov and blessed him. He commanded him and said to him, Do not marry a woman of the daughters of Canaan.

Onkelos Genesis 28:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וּנְטַל יַעֲקֹב רַגְלוֹהִי (נ"א רִיגְלוֹהִי) וַאֲזַל לַאֲרַע בְּנֵי מָדִינְחָא:

Yaakov [then] lifted his feet and went toward the land of the people of the East.

Onkelos Genesis 29:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַחֲזַת רָחֵל אֲרֵי לָא יְלִידַת לְיַעֲקֹב וְקַנִּיאַת רָחֵל בַּאֲחָתַהּ וַאֲמֶרֶת לְיַעֲקֹב הַב לִי בְנִין וְאִם לָא מֵיתָא אֲנָא:

Rochel saw that she was not bearing children to Yaakov. Rochel became jealous of her sister, and she said to Yaakov, Give me children; if not I am [considered] dead.

Onkelos Genesis 30:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וּשְׁמַע יָת פִּתְגָּמֵי בְנֵי לָבָן דְּאָמְרִין נְסִיב יַעֲקֹב יָת כָּל דִּי לְאָבוּנָא וּמִדִּי לְאָבוּנָא קְנָא יָת כָּל נִכְסַיָּא הָדֵין:

He [Yaakov] heard the words of Lavan’s sons [who were] saying, Yaakov has taken all that belonged to our father. From that which was our father’s, he made [acquired] all …

Onkelos Genesis 31:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וְאַקְדֵם לָבָן בְּצַפְרָא וּנְשַׁק לִבְנוֹהִי וְלִבְנָתֵיהּ וּבָרִיךְ יָתְהֵן וַאֲזַל וְתַב לָבָן לְאַתְרֵיהּ:

Lavan rose early in the morning. He kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Lavan departed and returned to his place.

Onkelos Genesis 32:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וּזְקַף יַעֲקֹב עֵינוֹהִי וַחֲזָא וְהָא עֵשָׂו אֲתָא וְעִמֵּיהּ אַרְבַּע מְאָה גֻּבְרִין וּפַלִּיג יָת בְּנַיָּא עַל לֵאָה וְעַל רָחֵל וְעַל תַּרְתֵּין לְחֵינָתָא:

And Yaakov lifted his eyes and saw and behold Esav was coming and with him was 400 men and he [Yaakov] divided up the children with Leah and with Rachel and with the 2 maidservants.

Onkelos Genesis 33:1 · Sefaria Community Translation

וּנְפָקַת דִּינָה בַּת לֵאָה דִּי יְלִידַת לְיַעֲקֹב לְמֶחֱזֵי בִּבְנַת אַרְעָא:

Deenah went out, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Yaakov, to see [visit] the local girls.

Onkelos Genesis 34:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְיַעֲקֹב קוּם סַק לְבֵית אֵל וְתִיב תַּמָּן וְעִבֵד תַּמָּן מַדְבְּחָא לֵאלָהָא דְּאִתְגְּלִי לָךְ בְּמֵעִרְקָךְ מִן קֳדָם עֵשָׂו אָחוּךְ:

Elohim said to Yaakov, Arise, go up to Beis Eil and live there; make an altar there to the Almighty Who appeared [became revealed] to you when you were fleeing …

Onkelos Genesis 35:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

עֵשָׂו נְסִיב יָת נְשׁוֹהִי מִבְּנַת כְּנָעַן יָת עָדָה בַּת אֵילוֹן חִתָּאָה וְיָת אָהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת עֲנָה בַּת צִבְעוֹן חִוָּאָה:

Eisov took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Eylon, the Chittite, and Oholivomoh, the daughter of Anoh, daughter of Tzivon, the Chivite.

Onkelos Genesis 36:2 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה בְּעִדָּנָא הַהִיא וּנְחַת יְהוּדָה מִלְּוַת אֲחוֹהִי וּסְטָא עַד גַּבְרָא עֲדֻלָּמָאָה וּשְׁמֵיהּ חִירָה:

Onkelos Genesis 38:1 · Sefaria Community Translation

וְיוֹסֵף אִתָּחַת לְמִצְרָיִם וּזְבָנֵיהּ פּוֹטִיפַר רַבָּא דְפַרְעֹה רַב קָטוֹלַיָּא גְּבַר מִצְרָאָה מִידָא דַּעֲרָבָאֵי דִּי אֲחִתוֹהִי לְתַמָּן:

Yoseif was brought down to Egypt. He was purchased by Potiphar—an officer of Pharaoh, the chief of the slaughterers, an Egyptian—from the Yishmaelites [Arabs] who had brought him down there.

Onkelos Genesis 39:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין סְרָחוּ שָׁקְיָא מַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם וְנַחְתּוֹמָא לְרִבּוֹנֵיהוֹן לְמַלְכָּא דְמִצְרָיִם:

After these events, an offense was committed by the Egyptian king’s butler and baker against their master, the king of Egypt.

Onkelos Genesis 40:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַהֲוָה מִסּוֹף תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין וּפַרְעֹה חָלֵם וְהָא קָאֵם עַל נַהֲרָא:

It was at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing on the bank of the river.

Onkelos Genesis 41:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַחֲזָא יַעֲקֹב אֲרֵי אִית עִיבוּרָא מִזְדַּבַּן בְּמִצְרָיִם וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב לִבְנוֹהִי לְמָא תִּתְחֲזוּן:

Yaakov saw that food [grain] was being sold in Egypt. Yaakov said to his sons, Why would you have everyone gazing at you?

Onkelos Genesis 42:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וּפַקֵּיד יָת דִּי מְמַנָּא עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְמֵימַר מְלֵי יָת טוֹעֲנֵי גֻבְרַיָּא עִיבוּרָא כְּמָה דִי יָכְלִין לְמַטְּלֵי וְשַׁוִּי כְּסַף גְּבַר בְּפוּם טוֹעֲנֵיהּ:

He commanded the one in charge of his house, saying, Fill the men’s bags with as much food [grain] as they can carry, and place each man’s money in the …

Onkelos Genesis 44:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וְלָא יְכִיל יוֹסֵף לְאִתְחַסָּנָא לְכֹל דְּקָיְמִין עִלָּו‍ֹהִי וּקְרָא אַפִּיקוּ כָל אֱנַשׁ מֵעִלָּוָי וְלָא קָם אֱנַשׁ עִמֵּיהּ כַּד אִתְיְדַע יוֹסֵף לְוַת אֲחוֹהִי:

Yoseif could not contain his emotions in the presence of all who stood before him, and he cried out Let everyone leave my presence. No man remained with him, when …

Onkelos Genesis 45:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וּנְטַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל דִּי לֵיהּ וַאֲתָא לִבְאֵר שָׁבַע וּדְבַח דִּבְחִין לֵאלָהֵהּ אֲבוּהִי יִצְחָק:

Yisrael journeyed with all that he possessed, and he came to Beer Sheva. He offered sacrifices [there] to the God of his father Yitzchok.

Onkelos Genesis 46:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וַאֲתָא יוֹסֵף וְחַוִּי לְפַרְעֹה וַאֲמַר אַבָּא וְאַחַי וְעָנְהוֹן וְתוֹרְהוֹן וְכָל דִּי לְהוֹן אֲתוֹ מֵאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְהָא אִנּוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן:

Yoseif came and told Pharaoh, and he said, My father, and my brothers, their sheep, their cattle, and all their possessions, have come from the land of Canaan, and they …

Onkelos Genesis 47:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation] · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וַאֲמַר לְיוֹסֵף הָא אֲבוּךְ שְׁכִיב מְרָע וּדְבַר יָת תְּרֵין בְּנוֹהִי עִמֵּיהּ יָת מְנַשֶּׁה וְיָת אֶפְרָיִם:

After these events, someone said to Yoseif, Behold your father is [lying] ill. He took his two sons with him, Menasheh and Ephraim.

Onkelos Genesis 48:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

וּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב לִבְנוֹהִי וַאֲמַר אִתְכַּנָּשׁוּ וַאֲחַוֵּי לְכוֹן יָת דִּי יְעַרַע יָתְכוֹן בְּסוֹף יוֹמַיָּא:

Yaakov called for his sons and said, Gather around and I will tell you what will happen to you in latter days.

Onkelos Genesis 49:1 · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]