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Genesis 32

Gen. 32:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he commanded
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
them, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Thus shall ye speak
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto myq lord
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
Esau
`Esav (Hebrew #6215)
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
KJV usage: Esau.
Pronounce: ay-sawv'
Origin: apparently a form of the passive participle of 6213 in the original sense of handling
; Thy servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from 6117
saith
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thus, I have sojourned
guwr (Hebrew #1481)
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely.
Pronounce: goor
Origin: a primitive root
with Laban
Laban (Hebrew #3837)
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
KJV usage: Laban.
Pronounce: law-bawn'
Origin: the same as 3836
, and stayed there
'achar (Hebrew #309)
to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
KJV usage: continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
Pronounce: aw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
until now:
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Prov. 15:1• 1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger. (Prov. 15:1)

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Esau,
Jacob,
Laban,
Lord,
Servant

Cross References

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my lord.
Gen. 32:5,18• 5and I have oxen, and asses, sheep, and bondmen, and bondwomen; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thine eyes.
 18--then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us. (Gen. 32:5,18)
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Gen. 4:7• 7If thou doest well, will not thy countenance look up with confidence? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. (Gen. 4:7)
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Gen. 23:6• 6Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead. (Gen. 23:6)
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Gen. 27:29,37• 29Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.
 37And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him--and what can I do now for thee, my son? (Gen. 27:29,37)
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Gen. 33:8• 8And he said, What meanest thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord. (Gen. 33:8)
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Ex. 32:22• 22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. (Ex. 32:22)
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1 Sam. 26:17• 17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. (1 Sam. 26:17)
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Prov. 6:3• 3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend. (Prov. 6:3)
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Prov. 15:1• 1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger. (Prov. 15:1)
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Luke 14:11• 11for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted. (Luke 14:11)
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1 Peter 3:6• 6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation. (1 Peter 3:6)
servant.
1 Kings 20:32• 32And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-Hadad says, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. (1 Kings 20:32)
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Eccl. 10:4• 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences. (Eccl. 10:4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus—With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;