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Genesis 32:14-22

14two hundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967femaleעִזִּ֣ים'i.ZimH5795goatsH5795and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242maleוּתְיָשִׁ֖יםu.te.ya.ShimH8495goatsH8495,two hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967ewesרְחֵלִ֥יםre.che.LimH7353and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242ramsוְאֵילִ֥יםve.'ei.LimH352,

15thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970milkingמֵינִיק֛וֹתmei.ni.KotH3243camelsגְּמַלִּ֧יםge.ma.LimH1581and their coltsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,fortyאַרְבָּעִים֙'ar.ba.'ImH705cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510and tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235bullsוּפָרִ֣יםu.fa.RimH6499, andtwentyH6242femaleאֲתֹנֹ֣ת'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860and tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235maleוַעְיָרִ֖םva'.ya.RimH5895donkeysH5895.

16Then he placedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414them in thecareבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,everyH5739flockH5739by itselfלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905,and saidוַ֤יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, “Passעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674onH5674aheadלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440of me, and putתָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muH7760a spaceוְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vachH7305betweenH996flocksH5739.”

17And he commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680theoneH7223inH7223frontH7223,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 giftמִנְחָ֥הmin.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 flocksהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739,sayingH559, “In thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088wayכַּדָּבָ֤רka.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 giftבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503that goesH1980aheadלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440of me. Then afterwardכֵן֙khenH310 H3651I will seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200his faceפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will acceptיִשָּׂ֥א פָנָֽי׃yi.Sa' fa.NaiH5375 H6440me.”

21So the giftH4503passedH5674onH5674aheadעַל־'al-H5921 H6440of him, while he himselfH1931spentלָ֥ןlanH3885that nightבַּלַּֽיְלָה־ba.lay.lah-H3915in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

22Now he gotH6965upH6965that sameH1931nightH3915and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947his twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802,his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147femaleH8198slavesH8198,and his elevenאַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH259 H6240childrenיְלָדָ֑יוye.la.DavH3206,and crossedH5674the shallowH4569placeH4569of theJabbokיַבֹּֽק׃ya.BokH2999.

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