Genesis

Genesis 32:11

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.

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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

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