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Genesis 32:3-5

3And JacobH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440to Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251unto the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,the countryשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

4And he commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus shall ye speakתֹאמְר֔וּןtom.RunH559unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215;Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650JacobH3290saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thus, I have sojournedגַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiH1481with Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837,and stayed thereוָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.CharH309until now:

5And I have oxenשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,and donkeysוַחֲמ֔וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,flocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629,and menservantsH5650,and womenservantsוְשִׁפְחָ֑הve.shif.ChahH8198:and I have sentוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046my lordH113,that I may findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

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