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Genesis 33:12-16

12And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us take our journeyנִסְעָ֣הnis.'AhH5265,and let us goH3212,and I will goH3212before thee.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, My lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knowethיֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that the childrenהַיְלָדִ֣יםhay.la.DimH3206aretenderרַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390,and the flocksוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629and herdsוְהַבָּקָ֖רve.ha.ba.KarH1241with youngעָל֣וֹתa.LotH5763arewith me: and if men should overdriveוּדְפָקוּם֙u.de.fa.KumH1849them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,all the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629will dieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,I pray thee, pass overיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650:and I will lead onאֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahH5095softlyלְאִטִּ֗יle.'i.TiH328,according asלְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelH7272the cattleהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399that goeth before meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440and the childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206be able to endureוּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.gelH7272,until I comeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113unto Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

15And Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me now leaveאַצִּֽיגָה־'a.tzi.gah-H3322with thee someof the folkהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that arewith me. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100needeth it? let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

16So Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117on his wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870unto Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

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