Genesis 32:4

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And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

In other translations

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

Hebrew words

וַיְצַוvaytzavand he commandedH6680אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כֹּהkohthusH3541תֹאמְרוּןtomrunyou will say !H559לַאדֹנִיladonito lord myH113לְעֵשָׂוle'esavto EsauH6215כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290עִם־'im-withH5973לָבָןlavanLabanH3837גַּרְתִּיgartiI have sojournedH1481וָאֵחַרva'echarand I have delayedH309עַד־'ad-untilH5704עָתָּה׃'atahnowH6258

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Esau, Jacob, Laban

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