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Genesis 33:12-16

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.”

15“Let me leaveאַצִּֽיגָה־ נָּ֣א'a.tzi.gah- na'H3322 H4994some ofמִן־min-H4480myאֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֑י'a.Sher 'i.TiH834 H854peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with youעִמְּךָ֔'i.me.KhaH5973,”Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.But Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do thatזֶּ֔הZehH2088?Let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

16So thatהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215started on his wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870backוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165,

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