Genesis 32:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“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:”
Genesis 32:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 32:411 words
וַיִּשְׁלַחwayišəlaḥAnd send
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
מַלְאָכִיםmaləʾāḵîmMessenger
לְפָנָיוləp̄ānāywTo face
אֶלʾelNear
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
אַרְצָהʾarəṣāhEarth
שֵׂעִירśēʿîrSeir
שְׂדֵהśədēhField
אֱדוֹםʾĕdwōmEdom
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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