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Genesis 32:4-9

4He instructed themוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853, “You are to sayכֹּ֣הkohH559 H3541to my masterלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113Esauכֹּ֤הkohH6215 H3541, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650JacobH3290saysH559:I have been stayingגַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiH1481withעִם־'im-H5973Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837and have remained thereוָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.CharH309untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.

5I haveוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961oxenשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,donkeysוַחֲמ֔וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,flocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629,menservantsH5650,and maidservantsוְשִׁפְחָ֑הve.shif.ChahH8198.I have sentוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971this message to informלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046my masterH113,so that I may findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.’”

6When the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,they saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “We wentבָּ֤אנוּBa.nuH935toאֶל־'el-H413your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־'a.Chi.kha 'el-H251 H413Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,and nowוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571he is comingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to meet youלִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔lik.ra.te.ChaH7122—he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.”

7In greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966fearוַיִּירָ֧אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and distressוַיֵּ֣צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334,JacobH3290dividedוַיַּ֜חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hisאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854אֶת־'et-H853peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853into twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147campsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264,as well as the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and herdsהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241and camelsוְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםve.hag.ge.ma.LimH1581.

8He thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935and attacksוְהִכָּ֑הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221אֶל־'el-H413oneהָאַחַ֖תha.'a.ChatH259campH4264,thenוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961the otherהַנִּשְׁאָ֖רha.nish.'ArH7604campH4264can escapeלִפְלֵיטָֽה׃lif.lei.TahH6413.”

9Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290declaredH559, “O Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068who toldH559meH413, ‘Go backשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725to your countryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776and to your kindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,and I will make you prosperוְאֵיטִ֥יבָה עִמָּֽךְ׃ve.'ei.Ti.vah 'i.MakhH3190 H5973,’

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