Genesis 32:17 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And he commanded	וַיְצַ֥ו	h6680
1		אֶת	h853
2	the foremost	הָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן	h7223
9	saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	h559
4		כִּ֣י	h3588
5	meeteth thee	יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞	h6298
6	When Esau	עֵשָׂ֣ו	h6215
7	my brother	אָחִ֗י	h251
8	and asketh thee	וּשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙	h7592
9	saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	h559
10		לְמִי	h4310
11		אַ֙תָּה֙	h859
12		וְאָ֣נָה	h575
13		תֵלֵ֔ךְ	h1980
14		וּלְמִ֖י	h4310
15		אֵ֥לֶּה	h428
16	thou and whose are these before	לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃	h6440

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, 'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he commandeth the first, saying, `When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose `art' thou? and whither goest thou? and whose `are' these before thee?