Genesis 32:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 32:4

2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s ^acamp.” And he called the name of that place¹ Mahanaim.

3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother ^ain the land of Seir, ^bthe country of Edom.

4 And he commanded them, saying, ^a“Speak thus to my lord Esau, ‘Thus your servant Jacob says: “I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now.

5 ^aI have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that ^bI may find favor in your sight.” ’ ”

6 Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and ^ahe also is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

7 So Jacob was greatly afraid and ^adistressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies.

8 And he said, “If Esau comes to the one company and¹ attacks it, then the other company which is left will escape.”

9 ^aThen Jacob said, ^b“O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord ^cwho said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you’:

10 I am not worthy of the least of all the ^amercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with ^bmy staff, and now I have become two companies.

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Interlinear Bible for Genesis 32:4:

And he commanded
tsavah (#6680) them, saying,
'amar (#559) Thus
koh (#3541) shall ye speak
'amar (#559) unto my lord
'adown (#113) Esau;
`Esav (#6215) Thy servant
`ebed (#5650) Jacob
Ya`aqob (#3290) saith
'amar (#559) thus,
koh (#3541) I have sojourned
guwr (#1481) with
`im (#5973) Laban,
Laban (#3837) and stayed there
'achar (#309) until
`ad (#5704) now:
`attah (#6258)

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