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I haveוַיְהִי לִיoxen,שׁוֹרdonkeys,וַחֲמוֹרflocks,צֹאןmale slaves,וְעֶבֶדand slave women;וְשִׁפְחָהand I have sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָהto tellלְהַגִּידmy lord,לַאדֹנִיto findלִמְצֹאfavorחֵןin your eyes.’”בְּעֵינֶיךָ
Genesis 32:5
Study it in the app“I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male slaves, and slave women; and I have sent to tell my lord, to find favor in your eyes.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 32:5, word by word
- I haveיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- oxenשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- donkeysחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- flocksצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- male slavesעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- and slave womenשִׁפְחָהshifcha
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifcha” appears- and I have sentאֶשְׁלְחָeshlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “eshlach” appears- to tellהַגִּידhagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagid” appears- my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears- to findמְצֹאmetso
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “metso” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in your eyes.’עֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
4He commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Thus says your servant Jacob: With Laban I have resided as an alien and stayed until now.
5 · This verse (above)
6The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is also coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
To study Genesis 32 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob do before meeting Esau, and what happened to him at the Jabbok (vv. 7-24)?
2. What it means
What is the meaning of Jacob receiving the name Israel (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
What fear can you bring honestly to Elohim in prayer today?