Genesis

Genesis 33:15

¹⁵“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said.

But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let me leave	אַצִּֽיגָה־	’aṣ·ṣî·ḡāh-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3322 set, place
some of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
my	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
with you	עִמְּךָ֔	‘im·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5973 with
Esau	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
But	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do that	זֶּ֔ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
Let me find	אֶמְצָא־	’em·ṣā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵ֖ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of my lord	אֲדֹנִֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.