Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 32:4 Interlinear
“And he commanded Thus shall ye speak Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau Thus shall ye speak Thy servant Jacob with Laban thus I have sojourned and stayed there ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְצַ֤ו | H6680 | And he commanded | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 2 | אֹתָם֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | אָמַר֙ | H559 | Thus shall ye speak | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 4 | כֹּ֣ה | H3541 | properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now | |
| 5 | אָמַר֙ | H559 | Thus shall ye speak | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 6 | לַֽאדֹנִ֖י | H113 | unto my lord | sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) |
| 7 | לְעֵשָׂ֑ו | H6215 | Esau | esav, a son of isaac, including his posterity |
| 8 | כֹּ֤ה | H3541 | properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now | |
| 9 | אָמַר֙ | H559 | Thus shall ye speak | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 10 | עַבְדְּךָ֣ | H5650 | Thy servant | a servant |
| 11 | יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | H3290 | Jacob | jaakob, the israelitish patriarch |
| 12 | עִם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 13 | לָבָ֣ן | H3837 | with Laban | laban, a place in the desert |
| 14 | גַּ֔רְתִּי | H1481 | thus I have sojourned | properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); |
| 15 | וָֽאֵחַ֖ר | H309 | and stayed there | to loiter (i.e., be behind); by implication to procrastinate |
| 16 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 17 | עָֽתָּה׃ | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive |
Verse Context
Genesis 32:3sent And Jacob messengers before him to Esau...
Genesis 32:4 (current)And he commanded Thus shall ye speak Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau Thus shall ye speak Thy servant Jacob with Laban thus I have sojourned and stayed there
Genesis 32:5 And I have oxen and asses flocks and menservants...