New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 32:6-11

6And the 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 JacobH3290wasH3372greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּירָ֧אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and distressedH6887;and he dividedוַיַּ֜חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, and the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629,the herdsהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241,and 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.”

9Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, “Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85and Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,who saidH559to me, ‘Returnשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725to your countryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776and to your relativesוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, and I willmakeH3190you prosperH3190,’

10I amH6994unworthyH6994of allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605thefavorהַחֲסָדִים֙ha.cha.sa.DimH2617and of allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605thefaithfulnessהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You have shownעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for with onlymy staffבְמַקְלִ֗יve.mak.LiH4731I crossedעָבַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Var.tiH5674thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258I have becomeהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147companiesמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264.

11Saveהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me, pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994,from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215;for I fearH3372him, that he will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935andattackוְהִכַּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221me and themothersאֵ֖ם'emH517with the childrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

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