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Genesis 32:16

He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
Genesis 32:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּתֵּן֙ בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֔יו עֵ֥דֶר עֵ֖דֶר לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַ֤יֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י וְרֶ֣וַח תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ בֵּ֥ין עֵ֖דֶר וּבֵ֥ין עֵֽדֶר׃

  1. וַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.Ten“and he gave [them]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. בְּיַד־be.yad-“in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
  3. עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Dav“servants his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. עֵ֥דֶר'E.der“herd”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  5. עֵ֖דֶר'E.der“herd”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  6. לְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.Do“to only it”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  7. וַ֤יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Dav“servants his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  10. עִבְר֣וּ'iv.Ru“pass over”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  11. לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  12. וְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vach“and a space”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫וַח · “space” · Strong's H7305
  13. תָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.mu“you will put”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  14. בֵּ֥יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  15. עֵ֖דֶר'E.der“a herd”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  16. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  17. עֵֽדֶר׃'E.der“a herd”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)