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And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he commanded appoint Verb H6680 וַיְצַ֥ו vay·tzav
the foremost ancestor Adjective H7223 הָרִאשֹׁ֖ון ha·ri·sho·vn
saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֑ר le·mor;
When inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
my brother another Noun H251 אָחִ֗י a·chi
When Esau Esau Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֣ו e·sav
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meeteth thee meet with Verb H6298 יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞ yif·ga·she·cha
and asketh thee ask counsel Verb H7592 וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙ vish·'e·le·cha
saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
to whom any Pronoun H4310 לְמִי־ le·mi-
and where where Adverb H575 וְאָ֣נָה ve·'a·nah
going along Verb H1980 תֵלֵ֔ךְ te·lech,
whom any Pronoun H4310 וּלְמִ֖י u·le·mi
these another Pronoun H428 אֵ֥לֶּה el·leh
thou? and whose [are] these before accept Noun H6440 לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ le·fa·nei·cha.

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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

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King James Bible And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Hebrew Greek English And he He commanded the foremost, one in front, saying, When Esau "When my brother meeteth thee, Esau meets you and asketh thee, asks you, saying, Whose art thou? 'To whom do you belong, and whither goest thou? where are you going, and whose are to whom do these before thee?animals in front of you belong?'
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he He commanded the foremost, one in front, saying, When Esau "When my brother meeteth thee, Esau meets you and asketh thee, asks you, saying, Whose art thou? 'To whom do you belong, and whither goest thou? where are you going, and whose are to whom do these before thee?animals in front of you belong?'