Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he commanded the first, saying: If thou meet my brother Esau, and he ask thee: Whose art thou? or whither goest thou? or whose are these before thee? Whose art. Genesis 33:3 And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times, until his brother came near. Context Jacob's Fear of Esau…16And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove. 17And he commanded the first, saying: If thou meet my brother Esau, and he ask thee: Whose art thou? or whither goest thou? or whose are these before thee?18Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau; and he cometh after us.… Cross References Genesis 32:16 And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove. Genesis 32:18 Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau; and he cometh after us. Lexicon He instructedוַיְצַ֥ו (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 the one in the lead, הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank “When כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction my brother אָחִ֗י (’ā·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) Esau עֵשָׂ֣ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac meets יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞ (yip̄·gā·šə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6298: To come in contact with, to concur you and asks, וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙ (wiš·’ê·lə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand ‘To whom לְמִי־ (lə·mî-) Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix do you belong, אַ֙תָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you where וְאָ֣נָה (wə·’ā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither are you going, תֵלֵ֔ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk and whose וּלְמִ֖י (ū·lə·mî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix animals are these אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those before you?’ לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Additional Translations He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, saying, Whose are you? and where go you? and whose are these before you? And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my brother meet thee, and he ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither wouldest thou go, and whose are these possessions advancing before thee? And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee? And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau, my brother, meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, 'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?' And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? 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