Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 32:8 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 32:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

And said come If Esau company to the one and smite it company which is left shall escape

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559And saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
3יָב֥וֹאH935cometo go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
4עֵשָׂ֛וH6215If Esauesav, a son of isaac, including his posterity
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6הַמַּֽחֲנֶ֥הH4264companyan encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e
7הָֽאַחַ֖תH259to the oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
8וְהִכָּ֑הוּH5221and smite itto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
9וְהָיָ֛הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
10הַמַּֽחֲנֶ֥הH4264companyan encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e
11הַנִּשְׁאָ֖רH7604which is leftproperly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant
12לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃H6413shall escapedeliverance; concretely, an escaped portion

Verse Context

Genesis 32:7afraid Then Jacob was greatly and distressed and he divided...
Genesis 32:8 (current)And said come If Esau company to the one and smite it company which is left shall escape
Genesis 32:9said And Jacob O God of my father Abraham O God...

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