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Genesis 33:12-14

12Then Esau saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let us be on our wayנִסְעָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָהnis.'Ah ve.ne.Le.khahH5265 H1980,and I will goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980ahead of youלְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃le.neg.De.khaH5048.”

13But Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knowsיֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the childrenהַיְלָדִ֣יםhay.la.DimH3206are frailרַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390,and I must care forעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921sheepוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629and cattleוְהַבָּקָ֖רve.ha.ba.KarH1241that are nursing their youngעָל֣וֹתa.LotH5763.If they are driven hardוּדְפָקוּם֙u.de.fa.KumH1849for even aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605the animalsהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629will dieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113goיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589will continueאֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahH5095on slowlyלְאִטִּ֗יle.'i.TiH328,at a comfortable paceלְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelH7272אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834לְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440וּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.gelH7272for the livestockהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399and childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I comeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113at Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.”

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