And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.
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Esau
//ˈisɑ//
Synonyms for "esau" (2 found)
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Translations
39 translations across 35 languages.
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Ἡσαῦ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Arabic
2 entries- العِيص name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
- عِيسُو name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Armenian
1 entries- Եսավ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Catalan
1 entries- Esaú name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎢᏐ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 以掃 /以扫 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 以掃 /以扫 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Czech
1 entries- Ezau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Dutch
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Ewe
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Finnish
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
French
1 entries- Ésaü name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
German
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Greek
1 entries- Ησαύ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Gujarati
1 entries- એસાવ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Hebrew
1 entries- עֵשָׂו name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Hungarian
1 entries- Ézsau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Italian
1 entries- Esaù name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Japanese
1 entries- エサウ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Kazakh
1 entries- Есау name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Korean
3 entries- 에사오 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
- 에사우 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
- 에서 name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Latin
1 entries- Ēsāus name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Macedonian
1 entries- Исав name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Malay
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Maltese
1 entries- Għesaw name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- Îzu name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Old Armenian
1 entries- Եսաւ name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Polish
1 entries- Ezaw name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Portuguese
1 entries- Esaú name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Romanian
2 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
- Isav name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Russian
1 entries- Иса́в name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Spanish
1 entries- Esaú name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Swedish
1 entries- Esau name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Yiddish
1 entries- עשׂו name (son of Isaac and Rebekah)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
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. 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.
Source: tatoeba (7830854)
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: We came to Esau, thy brother, and behold he cometh with speed to meet thee with four hundred men.
Source: tatoeba (7830941)
Then Jacob was greatly afraid; and in his fear divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies, saying: If Esau come to one company, and destroy it, the other company that is left shall escape.
Source: tatoeba (7831737)
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