Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 32:6 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 32:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“returned And the messengers to Jacob saying We came to thy brother Esau and also he cometh to meet thee and four hundred men ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ | H7725 | returned | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | H4397 | And the messengers | a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) |
| 3 | אֶֽל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | H3290 | to Jacob | jaakob, the israelitish patriarch |
| 5 | לֵאמֹ֑ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 6 | בָּ֤אנוּ | H935 | We came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 7 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 8 | אָחִ֙יךָ֙ | H251 | to thy brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 9 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 10 | עֵשָׂ֔ו | H6215 | Esau | esav, a son of isaac, including his posterity |
| 11 | וְגַם֙ | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 12 | הֹלֵ֣ךְ | H1980 | and also he cometh | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 13 | לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔ | H7125 | to meet thee | an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) |
| 14 | וְאַרְבַּע | H702 | four | |
| 15 | מֵא֥וֹת | H3967 | and four hundred | a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction |
| 16 | אִ֖ישׁ | H376 | men | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 17 | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
Verse Context
Genesis 32:5 And I have oxen and asses flocks and menservants...
Genesis 32:6 (current)returned And the messengers to Jacob saying We came to thy brother Esau and also he cometh to meet thee and four hundred men
Genesis 32:7afraid Then Jacob was greatly and distressed and he divided...