Genesis
Genesis 32:19
19He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He also | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| instructed | וַיְצַ֞ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֗י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| the third | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י | haš·šə·lî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| and | גַּ֚ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| all those | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| following | הַהֹ֣לְכִ֔ים | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| behind | אַחֲרֵ֥י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the herds | הָעֲדָרִ֖ים | hā·‘ă·ḏā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5739 flock, herd |
| When you meet | בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם | bə·mō·ṣa·’ă·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| you are to say | תְּדַבְּר֣וּן | tə·ḏab·bə·rūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1696 speak |
| the same | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| thing | כַּדָּבָ֤ר | kad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.