Genesis

Genesis 32:4

⁴He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He instructed them	וַיְצַ֤ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
You are to say	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to my master	לַֽאדֹנִ֖י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
Esau	לְעֵשָׂ֑ו	lə·‘ê·śāw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֣	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have been staying	גַּ֔רְתִּי	gar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1481 sojourn
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Laban	לָבָ֣ן	lā·ḇān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3837 Laban
and have remained there	וָאֵחַ֖ר	wā·’ê·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
now	עָֽתָּה׃	‘āt·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now

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