Genesis 32:7

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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 32 > Verse 7

Genesis 32:7


← Genesis 32:6 Genesis 32:7 (KJV) Genesis 32:8 →
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then JacobH3290 was greatlyH3966 afraidH3372 and distressedH3334: and he dividedH2673 the peopleH5971 that was with him, and the flocksH6629, and herdsH1241, and the camelsH1581, into twoH8147 bandsH4264;


Original Hebrew

וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לֹו וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּו וְאֶת־הַצֹּאן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנֹות׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יִּירָ֧א
va/i.yi.Ra' H3372 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he was afraid
יַעֲקֹ֛ב
ya.'a.Ko H3290 HNp Jacob
מְאֹ֖ד
me.'Od H3966 HD exceedingly
וַ/יֵּ֣צֶר
va/i.Ye.tzer H3334 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it was distress
ל֑/וֹ
l/o HR/Sp3ms to (the)/ him
וַ/יַּ֜חַץ
va/i.Ya.chatz H2673 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he divided
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
הָ/עָ֣ם
ha./'Am H5971 HTd/Ncmsa the/ people
אֲשֶׁר
'a.Sher- H834 HTr which
אִתּ֗/וֹ
'i.T/o H854 HR/Sp3ms (was) with/ him
וְ/אֶת
ve./'Et H853 HC/To and/ (obj.)
הַ/צֹּ֧אן
ha./Tzon H6629 HTd/Ncbsa the/ flock
וְ/אֶת
ve./'Et H853 HC/To and/ (obj.)
הַ/בָּקָ֛ר
ha./ba.Kar H1241 HTd/Ncbsa the/ herd
וְ/הַ/גְּמַלִּ֖ים
ve./ha/g.ge.ma.Lim H1581 HC/Td/Ncmpa and/ the/ camels
לִ/שְׁנֵ֥י
li/sh.Nei H8147 HR/Acmdc into/ two
מַחֲנֽוֹת
ma.cha.Not H4264 HNcbpa camps
Strong's References
  • H1241 — בָּקָר (bâqâr, baw-kawr'): from בָּקַר (bâqar) H1239; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd; beeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.
  • H1581 — גָּמָל (gâmâl, gaw-mawl'): apparently from גָּמַל (gâmal) H1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel; camel.
  • H2673 — חָצָה (châtsâh, khaw-tsaw'): a primitive root (compare זֵד (zêd) H2086); to cut or split in two; to halve; divide, [idiom] live out half, reach to the midst, part
  • H3290 — יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'): from עָקַב (ʻâqab) H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.
  • H3334 — יָצַר (yâtsar, yaw-tsar'): a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress; be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.
  • H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
  • H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד (ʼûwd) H181; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
  • H4264 — מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, makh-an-eh'): from חָנָה (chânâh) H2583; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
  • H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  • H6629 — צֹאן (tsôʼn, tsone): or צאוֹן (tsʼôwn); (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).
  • H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי (shênîy) H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם (shᵉttayim); two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

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

  • H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
  • 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).
  • H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה (ʼânâh) H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
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