Genesis 32:20

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 32 › Verse 20

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

In other translations

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

Hebrew words

וַאֲמַרְתֶּםva'amartemand you will sayH559גַּםgamalsoH1571הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290אַחֲרֵינוּ'achareinu[is] behind usH310כִּי־ki-forH3588אָמַר'amarhe saidH559אֲכַפְּרָה'akhaperahI will coverH3722פָנָיוfanavface hisH6440בַּמִּנְחָהbaminchahby the giftH4503הַהֹלֶכֶתhaholekhetthat is goingH1980לְפָנָיlefanai<to> before meH6440וְאַחֲרֵי־ve'acharei-and afterH310כֵןkhenthusH3651אֶרְאֶה'er'ehI will seeH7200פָנָיוfanavface hisH6440אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194יִשָּׂאyisa'he will lift upH5375פָנָי׃fanaiface myH6440

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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