Genesis

Genesis 33:14

¹⁴Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let my lord	אֲדֹנִ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
go	יַעֲבָר־	ya·‘ă·ḇār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
ahead of	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
his servant	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will continue	אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה	’eṯ·nā·hă·lāh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5095 lead, guide to a watering-place (or station), and cause to rest there; bring to a…
on slowly	לְאִטִּ֗י	lə·’iṭ·ṭî	Preposition-l; Adverb; first person common singular	H328 gentleness
at a comfortable pace	לְרֶ֨גֶל	lə·re·ḡel	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7272 foot
for the livestock	הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
and children	הַיְלָדִ֔ים	hay·lā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I come	אָבֹ֥א	’ā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
at Seir	שֵׂעִֽירָה׃	śê·‘î·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr

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