Genesis 32:3

Genesis 32:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Context of Genesis 32:3

1Early in the morning Laban got up, kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned to his place. 2While Jacob left on his way, the angels of God met him. Then Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s camp,” and he named that place Mahanaim. 4Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. 5He also commanded them saying, “This is what you should say to my lord, to Esau: ‘This is what your servant Jacob said: I’ve been staying with Laban, and have lingered until now.

Genesis 32:3 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• before himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• to Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• unto the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
• the countryשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for Genesis 32:3

• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Suddenly He will come to His Temple —the Lord whom you seek— and the Messenger of the covenant —the One whom you desire— behold, He is coming,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Luke 9:52He sent messengers before Him, and they went and entered a Samaritan village to make His arrangements.
• Luke 14:31“Or what king, going to make war against another king, won’t first sit down to consider whether he is able with ten thousand to confront the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• Genesis 14:6and the Horites in the hill country of Seir as far as El-Paran, which is beside the wilderness.
• Genesis 33:14Please, let my lord pass on ahead of your servant, and I’ll move on further gradually, at a pace suited to the livestock that are before me and at a pace suited to the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
• Genesis 36:6Now Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters and all the people of his household, as well as his livestock, all his cattle, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land away from his brother Jacob.
• Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land—not even a footprint—because I have given the hill country of Seir to Esau as a possession.
• Joshua 24:4then to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave Mount Seir to possess it as his own, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
• Genesis 25:30so Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me some of this really red stuff, because I’m exhausted”—that is why he is called Edom.

Commentaries on Genesis 32:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Jacob sent messengers - מלאכים malachim, the same word which is before translated angels. It is very likely that these messengers had been sent some time before he had this vision at Mahanaim, for they appear to have returned while Jacob encamped at the brook Jabbok, where he had the vision of angels; see Genesis 32:6, Genesis 32:23. The land of Seir, the country of Edom - This land, which was, according to Dr. Wells, situated on the south of the Dead…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka. 29. ישׂראל yı̂śrā'ēl Jisrael, “prince of God.” 31. פניאל penı̂y'ēl = פנוּאל penû'ēl Peniel, Penuel, “face of God.” After twenty years spent in Aram, Jacob now returns to Kenann. As his departure was marked by a great moment in his spiritual life, so he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Apparently inspired by the vision of angels (32:1, Hebrew mal’akim), Jacob sent messengers (mal’akim) into Edom to meet Esau.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-323. Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau--that is, "had sent." It was a prudent precaution to ascertain the present temper of Esau, as the road, on approaching the eastern confines of Canaan, lay near the wild district where his brother was now established. land of Seir--a highland country on the east and south of the Dead Sea, inhabited by the Horites, who were dispossessed by Esau or his posterity (De 11:12). When and in what circumstances he had…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 32:3

• Edom
• Edomites
• Prudence
• Seir

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Esau
• Jacob
• Seir
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Jacob, Israel
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Ask
• Cast

Commentaries on Genesis 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings