Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe 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. Young's Literal Translation and commandeth them, saying, ‘Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until now; King James Bible And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: Hebrew He instructed them,וַיְצַ֤ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order “You are to say לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say to my master לַֽאדֹנִ֖י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller Esau, לְעֵשָׂ֑ו (lə·‘ê·śāw) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac ‘Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֣ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc says: תֹאמְר֔וּן (ṯō·mə·rūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 559: To utter, say I have been staying גַּ֔רְתִּי (gar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Laban לָבָ֣ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob and have remained there וָאֵחַ֖ר (wā·’ê·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 309: To loiter, to procrastinate until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while now. עָֽתָּה׃ (‘āt·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time |
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