Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 32:17-20

17He instructedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the one in the leadהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223 H559, “Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215meetsיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298you and asksוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592 H559, ‘To whomלְמִי־le.mi-H4310do you belongאַ֙תָּה֙'a.tahH859,whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980,and whoseוּלְמִ֖יu.le.MiH4310animals are theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428before youH6440?’

18then you are to sayH559, ‘They belong to your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290.Theyהִוא֙hi'H1931are a giftמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503,sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ve.hi.Neh gam-H2009 H1571, Jacobה֖וּאhu'H1931is behind usאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.’”

19He alsoH1571אֶת־'et-H853instructedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145,the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992 H1571אֶת־'et-H853,andH1571אֶת־'et-H853all thoseכָּל־kol-H3605followingהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980behindH310the herdsהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739 H559: “When you meetבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672EsauH6215,you are to sayתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696the sameהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697toאֶל־'el-H413himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

20You are alsoH1571to sayH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290is right behind usH310.’”Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he thoughtH559, “I will appeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722Esauפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440with the giftבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503that is goingH1980before meלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440.AfterH310thatכֵן֙khenH3651I can faceאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200himפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440,and perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will acceptיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375meפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.”

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