Genesis

Genesis 32:9–12

⁹Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ ¹⁰I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps. ¹¹Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me. ¹²But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

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Genesis 32:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֒	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
declared	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O God	אֱלֹהֵי֙	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of my father	אָבִ֣י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
God	וֵאלֹהֵ֖י	wê·lō·hê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of my father	אָבִ֣י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֑ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
the LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who told	הָאֹמֵ֣ר	hā·’ō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֗י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Go back	שׁ֧וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to your country	לְאַרְצְךָ֛	lə·’ar·ṣə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
and to your kindred	וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖	ū·lə·mō·w·laḏ·tə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
and I will make you prosper	וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה	wə·’ê·ṭî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing

Genesis 32:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am unworthy	קָטֹ֜נְתִּי	qā·ṭō·nə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6994 be small, insignificant
of all	מִכֹּ֤ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kindness	הַחֲסָדִים֙	ha·ḥă·sā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2617 goodness, kindness
and faithfulness	הָ֣אֱמֶ֔ת	hā·’ĕ·meṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
You have shown	עָשִׂ֖יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
Your servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Indeed	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
with only my staff	בְמַקְלִ֗י	ḇə·maq·lî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4731 rod, staff
I came across	עָבַ֙רְתִּי֙	‘ā·ḇar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
but now	וְעַתָּ֥ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
I have become	הָיִ֖יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
two	לִשְׁנֵ֥י	liš·nê	Preposition-l; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
camps	מַחֲנֽוֹת׃	ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H4264 encampment, camp

Genesis 32:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
deliver me	הַצִּילֵ֥נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of my brother	אָחִ֖י	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
Esau	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am afraid that	יָרֵ֤א	yā·rê	Adjective - masculine singular	H3373 fear
he may come	יָב֣וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and attack me	וְהִכַּ֔נִי	wə·hik·ka·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5221 smite
and the mothers	אֵ֖ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
and	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
children	בָּנִֽים׃	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son

Genesis 32:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But You	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have said	אָמַ֔רְתָּ	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will surely make you prosper	הֵיטֵ֥ב	hê·ṭêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
and I will make	וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י	wə·śam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
your offspring	זַרְעֲךָ֙	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
like the sand	כְּח֣וֹל	kə·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the sea	הַיָּ֔ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
too numerous	מֵרֹֽב׃	mê·rōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
to count	יִסָּפֵ֖ר	yis·sā·p̄êr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count