Study it in the app“He said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and the cattle that are nursing their young are in my care; if they are driven hard one day, all the flock will die.”
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“My lordאֲדֹנִיknowsיֹדֵעַthatכִּיthe childrenהַיְלָדִיםare tender,רַכִּיםand the flocksוְהַצֹּאןand the cattleוְהַבָּקָרthat are nursing their youngעָלוֹתare in my care;עָלָיif they are driven hardוּדְפָקוּםoneאֶחָדday,יוֹםallכָּלthe flockהַצֹּאןwill die.וָמֵתוּ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appearschild
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeladim” appearstender
Delicate, like a child.
Where else “rakim” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearscattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appearsnursing
Nursing: said of females suckling their young.
Where else “alot” appearsdrive hard
To push animals to walk too fast.
Where else “defaku” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears12He said, “Let us set out and go, and I will go ahead of you.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that is ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
1. What it says
How did Esau receive Jacob when they met (v. 4)?
2. What it means
What does this meeting show compared with what Jacob had feared (vv. 4, 10)?
3. How I live it
With whom could you take a step toward reconciliation today?
