Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:18-20

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-H2009H1571, Jacobה֖וּאhu'H1931is behind usאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.’”
19He alsoH1571אֶת־'et-H853instructedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145,the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992H1571אֶת־'et-H853,andH1571אֶת־'et-H853all thoseכָּל־kol-H3605followingהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980behindH310the herdsהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739H559: “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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