Genesis 32:17

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Genesis 32:17


← Genesis 32:16 Genesis 32:17 (KJV) Genesis 32:18 →
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he commandedH6680 the foremostH7223, sayingH559, When EsauH6215 my brotherH251 meeteth theeH6298, and asketh theeH7592, sayingH559, Whose art thou? and whither goestH3212 thou? and whose are these beforeH6440 thee?


Original Hebrew

וַיְצַו אֶת־הָרִאשֹׁון לֵאמֹר כִּי יִפְגָּשְׁךָ עֵשָׂו אָחִי וִשְׁאֵלְךָ לֵאמֹר לְמִי־אַתָּה וְאָנָה תֵלֵךְ וּלְמִי אֵלֶּה לְפָנֶיךָ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יְצַ֥ו
va/y.Tzav H6680 HC/Vpw3ms and/ he commanded
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
הָ/רִאשׁ֖וֹן
ha./ri.Shon H7223 HTd/Aomsa the/ first
לֵ/אמֹ֑ר
le./Mor H559 HR/Vqc (to)/ saying
כִּ֣י
ki H3588 HC that
יִֽפְגָּשְׁ/ךָ֞
yif.ga.she./Kha H6298 HVqi3ms/Sp2ms he will meet/ you
עֵשָׂ֣ו
'e.Sav H6215 HNp Esau
אָחִ֗/י
'a.Ch/i H251 HNcmsc/Sp1cs brother/ my
וִ/שְׁאֵֽלְ/ךָ֙
vi/sh.'e.le./Kha H7592 HC/Vqq3ms/Sp2ms and/ he will ask/ you
לֵ/אמֹ֔ר
le./Mor H559 HR/Vqc (to)/ saying
לְ/מִי
le./mi- H4310 HR/Ti (belong) to/ whom?
אַ֨תָּה֙
'a.tah H859 HPp2ms you
וְ/אָ֣נָה
ve./'A.nah H575 HC/Ti and/ where?
תֵלֵ֔ךְ
te.Lekh H3212 HVqi2ms are you going
וּ/לְ/מִ֖י
u./le./Mi H4310 HC/R/Ti and/ (belong) to/ whom?
אֵ֥לֶּה
'E.leh H428 HPdxcp these (animals)
לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ
le./fa.Nei./kha H6440 HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms (to)/ before/ you
Strong's References
  • H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ (hâlak) H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
  • H6215 — עֵשָׂו (ʻÊsâv, ay-sawv'): apparently a form of the passive participle of עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh) H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity; Esau.
  • H6298 — פָּגַשׁ (pâgash, paw-gash'): a primitive root; to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur; meet (with, together).
  • H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
  • H6680 — צָוָה (tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'): a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
  • H7223 — רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn, ree-shone'): or רִאשֹׁן (riʼshôn); from רִאשָׁה (riʼshâh) H7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
  • H7592 — שָׁאַל (shâʼal, shaw-al'): or שָׁאֵל (shâʼêl); a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל (ʼêl) H411; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
  • H575 — אָן (ʼân, awn): or אָנָה (ʼânâh); contracted from אַיִן (ʼayin) H370; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither; [phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).
  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה (mâh) H4100 is of things; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
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Reciprocal references (1): Judges 19:17

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