Genesis

Genesis 32:8

⁸He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He thought	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
Esau	עֵשָׂ֛ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
comes	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and attacks	וְהִכָּ֑הוּ	wə·hik·kā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
one	הָאַחַ֖ת	hā·’a·ḥaṯ	Article; Number - feminine singular	H259 one
camp	הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
then	וְהָיָ֛ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the other	הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר	han·niš·’ār	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
camp	הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
can escape	לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃	lip̄·lê·ṭāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H6413 escape

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