Genesis 32:17 Go deeper

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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? (KJV)

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וַיְצַ֥וvay.Tzavand he commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 2

הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.Shonthe first

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G

Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)

Meaning: first

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 38:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 3

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 4

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 5

יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.Khahe will meet you

Lemma: פָּגַשׁ (pa.gash) · Strong's: H6298

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to meet

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 33:8, Exodus 4:24, Exodus 4:27, 1 Samuel 25:20, 2 Samuel 2:13, Job 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6298; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 6

עֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavEsau

Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Esau

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 7

אָחִ֗י'a.Chibrother my

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 8

וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.Khaand he will ask you

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 38:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 9

לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 10

לְמִי\־le.mi-[belong] to whom?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 11

אַ֙תָּה֙'a.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 12

וְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahand where?

Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Deuteronomy 1:28, Joshua 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 13

תֵלֵ֔ךְte.Lekhare you going

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 14

וּלְמִ֖יu.le.Miand [belong] to whom?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 15

אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehthese [animals]

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 16

לְפָנֶֽיךָ\׃le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 32:17 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He instructed	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
the one in the lead	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
When	→	כִּי H3588A for
my brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
meets	→	פָּגַשׁ H6298 to meet
you and asks	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
To whom	→	מִי H4310 who?
do you belong	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
where	→	אָן H0575 where?
are you going	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
and whose	→	מִי H4310 who?
animals are these	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
before you	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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