And he commanded
tsavah (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
the foremost
ri'shown (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
When Esau
`Esav (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
my 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.
meeteth thee
pagash (paw-gash')
to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur -- meet (with, together).
and asketh thee
sha'al (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Whose art thou and whither goest
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
thou and whose are these before
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thee
