Genesis 32:3

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 32:3
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Original language and places

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)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. יַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.Khim“messengers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “messenger” · Strong's H4397G
  4. לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before him”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  7. אָחִ֑יו'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  8. אַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzah“[the] land of towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  9. שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'Ir“Seir”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שֵׂעִיר · “Seir” · Strong's H8165A
  10. שְׂדֵ֥הse.Deh“[the] region of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  11. אֱדֽוֹם׃'e.Dom“Edom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱדוֹם · “Edom” · Strong's H0123G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)