Genesis

Genesis 32:6

6When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you— he and four hundred men with him.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםham·mal·’ā·ḵîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙way·yā·šu·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
they saidלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
We wentבָּ֤אנוּbā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙’ā·ḥî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
and nowוְגַם֙wə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
he is comingהֹלֵ֣ךְhō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to meet youלִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔liq·rā·ṯə·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH7122 encounter, befall
he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־wə·’ar·ba‘-Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular constructH702 four
hundredמֵא֥וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
menאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
with himעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with

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Genesis 33:1 · Genesis 27:40–41 · Amos 5:19 · Genesis 32:8 · Genesis 32:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.