Genesis

Genesis 32:16

¹⁶He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He entrusted them to	וַיִּתֵּן֙	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his servants	עֲבָדָ֔יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
in separate	לְבַדּ֑וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
herds	עֵ֥דֶר	‘ê·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5739 flock, herd
and told	וַ֤יֹּאמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Go on	עִבְר֣וּ	‘iḇ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ahead of me	לְפָנַ֔י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
and keep	תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ	tā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
some distance	וְרֶ֣וַח	wə·re·waḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7305 space, interval
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the herds	עֵ֖דֶר	‘ê·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5739 flock, herd

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.