Genesis

Genesis 32:3

³Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֤ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִים֙	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
ahead of him	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his brother	אָחִ֑יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
in the land	אַ֥רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of Seir	שֵׂעִ֖יר	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
the country	שְׂדֵ֥ה	śə·ḏêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Edom	אֱדֽוֹם׃	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.