Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.Genesis 32:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- יַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.Khim“messengers”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “messenger” · Strong's H4397G
- לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before him”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.Sav“Esau”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
- אָחִ֑יו'a.Chiv“brother his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- אַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzah“[the] land of towards”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'Ir“Seir”Noun, proper name of a place · from שֵׂעִיר · “Seir” · Strong's H8165A
- שְׂדֵ֥הse.Deh“[the] region of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
- אֱדֽוֹם׃'e.Dom“Edom”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱדוֹם · “Edom” · Strong's H0123G
Places named in this verse
- Edomregion · Identification: certain · Map of Edom (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Edom on OpenBible.info
- Edom (Mount Seir)mountain range · Identification: probable · Map of Mount Seir (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Mount Seir on OpenBible.info