Revised Version 1895

Genesis 32:3-8

3AndJacobH3290sentH559messengersbeforeאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430him toEsauH559his brother unto thelandהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of Seir, the field of Edom.

4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lordEsauH6215; Thus saith thy servantJacobH3290, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:

5and I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and menservants ard maidservants: and I havesentוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680totellH559mylordH113, that I may find grace in thy sight.

6And themessengersלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046returned toJacobוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971, saying,WeH4672cameH1961to thy brother Esau, andmoreoverH1961he cometh tomeetH4672thee, and four hundredmenוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650with him.

7ThenJacobH3290was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided thepeopleאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels,intoH413twoמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967companies;

8and he said,IfH834Esau come to the onecompanyH4264, and smite it, then thecompanyH4264whichH834is left shall escape.

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