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Genesis 32:4

He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
Genesis 32:4
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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)

וַיְצַ֤ו אֹתָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֔וּן לַֽאדֹנִ֖י לְעֵשָׂ֑ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ עַבְדְּךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב עִם־לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָאֵחַ֖ר עַד־עָֽתָּה׃

  1. וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. אֹתָם֙'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. כֹּ֣הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  5. תֹאמְר֔וּןtom.Run“you will say !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. לַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.Ni“to lord my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  7. לְעֵשָׂ֑וle.'e.Sav“to Esau”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  8. כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. עַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  11. יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  12. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  13. לָבָ֣ןla.Van“Laban”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לָבָן · “Laban” · Strong's H3837A
  14. גַּ֔רְתִּיGar.ti“I have sojourned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from גּוּר · “to sojourn” · Strong's H1481A
  15. וָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.Char“and I have delayed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָחַר · “to delay” · Strong's H0309
  16. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  17. עָֽתָּה׃'A.tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)