Genesis 32:17
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And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
In other translations
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
Hebrew words
וַיְצַוvaytzavand he commandedH6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָרִאשׁוֹןharishonthe firstH7223לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כִּיkithatH3588יִפְגָּשְׁךָyifgashekhahe will meet youH6298עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אָחִי'achibrother myH251וִשְׁאֵלְךָvish'elekhaand he will ask youH7592לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לְמִי־lemi-[belong] to whom?H4310אַתָּה'atahyouH859וְאָנָהve'anahand where?H575תֵלֵךְtelekhare you goingH1980וּלְמִיulemiand [belong] to whom?H4310אֵלֶּה'elehthese [animals]H428לְפָנֶיךָ׃lefaneikha<to> before youH6440
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 33:3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
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People and places
People: Esau