Genesis 32:4
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"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:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גּוּר
gûwr
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); a...
לָבָן
Lâbân
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
כָּלָא
kâlâʼ
to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Key Terms in This Verse
גּוּר gûwr
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 forhostility (as afraid)
Study H1481 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unt...
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he ...
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
And 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.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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