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Genesis 32:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.


Genesis 32:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:1817 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְצַ֥וwayəṣaw
and he commandedconjH6680
bid · charge · (give a · give in ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/רִאשׁ֖וֹןhāriʾšwōn
the firstparticleH7223
before · beginning · eldest · first ···
לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יִֽפְגָּשְׁ/ךָ֞yipəgāšəkā
he will meet youverbH6298
together)
עֵשָׂ֣וʿēśāw
EsaunounH6215
אָחִ֗/יʾāḥiy
brother mynounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
וִ/שְׁאֵֽלְ/ךָ֙wišəʾēləkā
and he will ask youconjH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
לֵ/אמֹ֔רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לְ/מִיləmiy
belong to whom?pronH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
אַ֨תָּה֙ʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
וְ/אָ֣נָהwəʾānāh
and where?conjH575
any whither · where · whither
תֵלֵ֔ךְtēlēkə
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
וּ/לְ/מִ֖יwləmiy
and belong to whom?conjH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
אֵ֥לֶּהʾēleh
these animalsprepH428
so · some · such · them ···
לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָləpāneykā
before youpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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