Genesis

Genesis 32:11–12

¹¹Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me. ¹²But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

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Genesis 32:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
deliver me	הַצִּילֵ֥נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of my brother	אָחִ֖י	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
Esau	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am afraid that	יָרֵ֤א	yā·rê	Adjective - masculine singular	H3373 fear
he may come	יָב֣וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and attack me	וְהִכַּ֔נִי	wə·hik·ka·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5221 smite
and the mothers	אֵ֖ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
and	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
children	בָּנִֽים׃	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son

Genesis 32:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But You	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have said	אָמַ֔רְתָּ	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will surely make you prosper	הֵיטֵ֥ב	hê·ṭêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
and I will make	וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י	wə·śam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
your offspring	זַרְעֲךָ֙	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
like the sand	כְּח֣וֹל	kə·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the sea	הַיָּ֔ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
too numerous	מֵרֹֽב׃	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
to count	יִסָּפֵ֖ר	yis·sā·p̄êr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count

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Genesis 32:11 Psalm 59:1–2 · Matthew 6:13 · Proverbs 18:19

Genesis 32:12 Genesis 28:13–15 · Hebrews 6:17 · Matthew 24:35 · Genesis 46:3–4 · Titus 1:2 · 2 Timothy 2:13 · Genesis 22:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.