Genesis 32:7
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Genesis 32:7
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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.
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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;
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And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
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Verse Text
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;
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 |
- 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.
Verse Cross-References
- and he — Psalms 112:5, Proverbs 2:11, Isaiah 28:26, Matthew 10:16
- distressed — Genesis 35:3, Psalms 107:6
- greatly — Exodus 14:10, Psalms 18:4-5, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 55:4-5, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 142:4, Matthew 8:26, John 16:33, Acts 14:22, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, 2 Timothy 3:12
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 32:10, Genesis 33:1, 1 Samuel 30:6, 2 Chronicles 20:3, Job 5:8, Psalms 77:2, Psalms 118:5, Proverbs 16:7, Jeremiah 30:7, Jonah 2:2
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