Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 32:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 32:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“sent And Jacob messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir the country of Edom”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | H7971 | sent | to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| 2 | יַֽעֲקֹ֤ב | H3290 | And Jacob | jaakob, the israelitish patriarch |
| 3 | מַלְאָכִים֙ | H4397 | messengers | a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) |
| 4 | לְפָנָ֔יו | H6440 | before him | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 5 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 6 | עֵשָׂ֖ו | H6215 | to Esau | esav, a son of isaac, including his posterity |
| 7 | אָחִ֑יו | H251 | his brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 8 | אַ֥רְצָה | H776 | unto the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 9 | שֵׂעִ֖יר | H8165 | of Seir | seir, a mountain of idumaea and its indigenous occupants, also one in palestine |
| 10 | שְׂדֵ֥ה | H7704 | the country | a field (as flat) |
| 11 | אֱדֽוֹם׃ | H123 | of Edom | edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
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