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Genesis 32:17-20

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.

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