Genesis 32:8
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâv
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
מָלַט
mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young...
Key Terms in This Verse
מָלַט mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
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