Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 32:7 Interlinear

afraid Then Jacob was greatly and distressed and he divided the people that was with him and the flocks and herds and the camels into two bands

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּירָ֧אH3372afraidto fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
2יַֽעֲקֹ֛בH3290Then Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
3מְאֹ֖דH3966was greatlyproperly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
4וַיֵּ֣צֶרH3334and distressedto press (intransitive), i.e., be narrow; figuratively, be in distress
5ל֑וֹH0
6וַיַּ֜חַץH2673and he dividedto cut or split in two; to halve
7אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8הָעָ֣םH5971the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
9אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10אִתּ֗וֹH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
11וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12הַצֹּ֧אןH6629that was with him and the flocksa collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
13וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14הַבָּקָ֛רH1241and herdsa beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
15וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםH1581and the camelsa camel
16לִשְׁנֵ֥יH8147into twotwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
17מַֽחֲנֽוֹת׃H4264bandsan encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e

Verse Context

Genesis 32:6returned And the messengers to Jacob saying We came...
Genesis 32:7 (current)afraid Then Jacob was greatly and distressed and he divided the people that was with him and the flocks and herds and the camels into two bands
Genesis 32:8And said come If Esau company...

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