And these words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of Esau
`Esav (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
her elder
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
were told
nagad (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
to Rebekah
Ribqah (rib-kaw')
fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac -- Rebekah.
and she sent
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
and called
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Jacob
Ya`aqob (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
her younger
qatan (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Behold thy brother
'ach (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Esau
`Esav (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
as touching thee doth comfort
nacham (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
himself purposing to kill
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
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