Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 32:7 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 32:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

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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