New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 32:4-9

4He also commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680them sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541you shall sayתֹאמְר֔וּןtom.RunH559to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215: ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650JacobH3290, “I have sojournedגַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiH1481with Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837, andstayedוָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.CharH309untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258;

5I haveוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961oxenשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794and donkeysוַחֲמ֔וֹרva.cha.MorH2543andflocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629and maleוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650and femaleוְשִׁפְחָ֑הve.shif.ChahH8198servantsעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650 H8198;and I have sentוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046my lordH113,that I may findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”’”

6The messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “We cameבָּ֤אנוּBa.nuH935to your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,and furthermoreוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571he is comingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to meetלִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔lik.ra.te.ChaH7122you, and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376are with him.”

7Then JacobH3290wasgreatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּירָ֧אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and distressedH6887;and he dividedוַיַּ֜חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, and the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629and the herdsהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241and the camelsוְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםve.hag.ge.ma.LimH1581,into twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147companiesמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264;

8for he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to the oneהָאַחַ֖תha.'a.ChatH259companyH4264andattacksוְהִכָּ֑הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221it, then the companyH4264which is leftהַנִּשְׁאָ֖רha.nish.'ArH7604will escapeלִפְלֵיטָֽה׃lif.lei.TahH6413.”

9Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, “OGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85and Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,who saidH559to me, ‘Returnשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725to your countryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776and to your relativesוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, and I willprosperוְאֵיטִ֥יבָהve.'ei.Ti.vahH3190you,’

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