Cross References And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day: Genesis 31:41 And in this manner have I served thee in thy house twenty years, fourteen for thy daughters, and six for thy flocks: thou hast changed also my wages ten times. Proverbs 25:15 By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day: my lord. Genesis 32:5,18 I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight. . . . Genesis 4:7 If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it. Genesis 23:6 My lord, hear us, thou art a prince of God among us: bury thy dead in our principal sepulchres: and no man shall have power to hinder thee from burying thy dead in his sepulchre. Genesis 27:29,37 And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings. . . . Genesis 33:8 And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favour before my lord. Exodus 32:22 And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended; for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil. 1 Samuel 26:17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said: It is my voice, my lord the king. Proverbs 6:3 Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber. Proverbs 15:1 A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. Luke 14:11 Because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 1 Peter 3:6 As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well and not fearing any disturbance. servant. 1 Kings 20:32 So they girded sackcloths on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said to him: Thy servant, Benadad, saith: I beseech thee let me have my life. And he said: If he be yet alive, he is my brother. Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease. Context Jacob's Fear of Esau…3And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom: 4And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day:5I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.… Lexicon He instructed them,וַיְצַ֤ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order “You are to say לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to my master לַֽאדֹנִ֖י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller Esau, לְעֵשָׂ֑ו (lə·‘ê·śāw) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac ‘Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֣ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc says: תֹאמְר֔וּן (ṯō·mə·rūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say I have been staying גַּ֔רְתִּי (gar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Laban לָבָ֣ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob and have remained there וָאֵחַ֖ר (wā·’ê·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 309: To loiter, to procrastinate until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while now. עָֽתָּה׃ (‘āt·tāh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time Additional Translations He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you speak to my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob said thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now: And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye say to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob; I have sojourned with Laban and tarried until now. And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus -- With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now; And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau; Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now: And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there till now: He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now. and commandeth them, saying, 'Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until now; Jump to Previous Commanded Commandeth Esau Foreigner Instructed Instructing Jacob Laban Master Orders Servant Sojourned Speak Speaks Staying Tarried Tarry WordsJump to Next Commanded Commandeth Esau Foreigner Instructed Instructing Jacob Laban Master Orders Servant Sojourned Speak Speaks Staying Tarried Tarry WordsLinks Genesis 32:4 NIVGenesis 32:4 NLT Genesis 32:4 ESV Genesis 32:4 NASB Genesis 32:4 KJV Genesis 32:4 Bible Apps Genesis 32:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 32:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 32:4 French Bible Genesis 32:4 German Bible Alphabetical: also and are been commanded Esau have He I instructed is Jacob Laban lord master my now remained say saying says servant shall sojourned stayed staying them there This Thus till to until what with you Your OT Law: Genesis 32:4 He commanded them saying This is what (Gen. 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