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Genesis 32:17-20

17And hecommandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680theforemostהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,sayingH559, WhenEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215mybrotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251meeteththeeיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298, and askeththeeוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592,sayingH559, Whose art thou? and wheregoestH3212thou? and whose are thesebeforeH6440thee?

18Then thou shaltsayH559, They are thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacob’sלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290; it is apresentמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215: and, behold, also he is behindusאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.

19AndsoH1571hecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145, and thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992, and all thatfollowedהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980 H310thedrovesהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739,sayingH559, In thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697shall yespeakתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696toEsauH6215, when yefindבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672him.

20And sayyeH559moreoverH1571, Behold, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290is behindusH310. For hesaidH559, I willappeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722himפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440with thepresentבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503thatgoethH1980beforemeלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440, andafterwardH310I willseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200hisfaceפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440; perhaps he willacceptיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375ofmeפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.

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