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Genesis 32:14-22

14Two hundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967she goatsעִזִּ֣ים'i.ZimH5795,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242he goatsוּתְיָשִׁ֖יםu.te.ya.ShimH8495,two hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967ewesרְחֵלִ֥יםre.che.LimH7353,and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242ramsוְאֵילִ֥יםve.'ei.LimH352,

15Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970milchמֵינִיק֛וֹתmei.ni.KotH3243camelsגְּמַלִּ֧יםge.ma.LimH1581with their coltsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,fortyאַרְבָּעִים֙'ar.ba.'ImH705kineפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510,and tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235bullsוּפָרִ֣יםu.fa.RimH6499,twentyH6242she assesאֲתֹנֹ֣ת'a.to.NotH860,and tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235foalsוַעְיָרִ֖םva'.ya.RimH5895.

16And he deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414theminto the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,every droveH5739by themselves; and saidוַ֤יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,Pass overעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674before meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,and putתָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muH7760a spaceוְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vachH7305betwixtבֵּ֥יןbeinH996droveH5739andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996droveH5739.

17And he commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the foremostהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,sayingH559,When Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251meeteth theeיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298,and asketh theeוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592,sayingH559, Whose artthou? and whither goestH3212thou? and whose arethese beforeH6440thee?

18Then thou shalt sayH559, They bethy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacob’sלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290; it isa presentמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215: and, behold, also he isbehind usאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.

19And soH1571commanded heוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145,and the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,and all that followedהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH310 H1980the drovesהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739,sayingH559,On this mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697shall ye speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696unto EsauH6215,when ye findבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672him.

20And say yeH559moreoverH1571,Behold, thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290isbehind usH310.For he saidH559,I will appeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722himפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440with the presentבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503that goethH1980before meלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,and afterwardH310I will seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200his faceפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440;peradventure he will acceptיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375of meפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.

21So wentH5674the presentH4503overH5674before himH6440:and himself lodgedלָ֥ןlanH3885that nightבַּלַּֽיְלָה־ba.lay.lah-H3915in the companyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

22And he rose upוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965that nightH3915,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947his twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802,and his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147womenservantsשִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוshif.cho.TavH8198,and his elevenאַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH259 H6240sonsיְלָדָ֑יוye.la.DavH3206,and passed overH5674the fordמַעֲבַ֥רma.'a.VarH4569Jabbokיַבֹּֽק׃ya.BokH2999.

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