Genesis 32:3 Go deeper

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sent

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 1

יַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 2

מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.Khimmessengers

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: messenger

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12, Deuteronomy 2:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 3

לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before him

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 32:3 word 4

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 5

עֵשָׂ֖ו'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 32:3 word 6

אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother his

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 32:3 word 7

אַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 8

שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrSeir

Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Seir

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 36:8, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8165A; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 9

שְׂדֵ֥הse.Deh[the] region of

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 10

אֱדֽוֹם\׃'e.DomEdom

Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Edom

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Genesis 32:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
sent	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
messengers	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger
ahead of him	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Seir	→	שֵׂעִיר H8165A Seir
the country	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
of Edom	→	אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom

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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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