Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 32:3 Interlinear

sent And Jacob messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir the country of Edom

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חH7971sentto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
2יַֽעֲקֹ֤בH3290And Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
3מַלְאָכִים֙H4397messengersa messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
4לְפָנָ֔יוH6440before himthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6עֵשָׂ֖וH6215to Esauesav, a son of isaac, including his posterity
7אָחִ֑יוH251his brothera brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
8אַ֥רְצָהH776unto the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
9שֵׂעִ֖ירH8165of Seirseir, a mountain of idumaea and its indigenous occupants, also one in palestine
10שְׂדֵ֥הH7704the countrya field (as flat)
11אֱדֽוֹם׃H123of Edomedom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him

Verse Context

Genesis 32:2he said And when Jacob saw them host This is God's...
Genesis 32:3 (current)sent And Jacob messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir the country of Edom
Genesis 32:4And he commanded Thus shall ye speak Thus shall ye speak unto my lord...

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