New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 32:17-20

17He commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680theoneH7223in frontH7223,sayingH559, “Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215meetsיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298you and asksוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592you, sayingH559, ‘To whomלְמִי־le.mi-H4310do you belong, and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980,and to whomוּלְמִ֖יu.le.MiH4310do theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428animalsin frontH6440of you belong?’

18then you shall sayH559, ‘Thesebelong to your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290;it is a presentמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,he alsoגַם־gam-H1571is behindאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310us.’”

19Then he commandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680alsoH1571the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145and the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,and allכָּל־kol-H3605those who followedהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980 H310the drovesהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739,sayingH559, “After thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697you shall speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696to EsauH6215when you findבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672him;

20and you shall sayH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290alsoH1571is behindH310us.’” For he saidH559, “I will appeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה פָנָ֗יו'a.kha.pe.Rah fa.NavH3722 H6440him with the presentבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503that goesH1980beforeלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me. Then afterwardכֵן֙khenH310 H3651I will seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200his faceפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will acceptיִשָּׂ֥א פָנָֽי׃yi.Sa' fa.NaiH5375 H6440me.”

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