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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. (KJV)

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וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuand they returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 1

הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.Khimthe messengers

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

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

Meaning: messenger

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12, Deuteronomy 2:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 2

אֶֽל\־'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 32:6 word 3

יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'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 32:6 word 4

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 32:6 word 5

בָּ֤אנוּBa.nuwe went

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 6

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 32:6 word 7

אָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khabrother your

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 32:6 word 8

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 32:6 word 9

עֵשָׂ֔ו'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 32:6 word 10

וְגַם֙ve.Gamand also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 11

הֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[he is] coming

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: come

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 29:1, Genesis 50:18, Numbers 10:29, Numbers 13:26, Numbers 22:14, Numbers 22:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980H; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 12

לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔lik.ra.te.Chato meet you

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G

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

Meaning: to encounter: meet

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 13

וְאַרְבַּע\־ve.'ar.ba'-and four

Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: four

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 14

מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 15

אִ֖ישׁ'ishman

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 16

עִמּֽוֹ\׃i.Mo[are] with him

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 32:6 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

When the messengers	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger
returned	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We went	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
your brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
and now	→	גַּם H1571 also
he is coming	→	הָלַךְ H1980H to go: come
to meet you	→	קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet
he and four	→	אַרְבַּע H0702 four
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
with him	→	עִם H5973A with

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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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