Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe 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?’ Young's Literal Translation 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? King James Bible 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? Hebrew He instructedוַיְצַ֥ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 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 7223: First, in place, time, rank “When כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction my brother אָחִ֗י (’ā·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) Esau עֵשָׂ֣ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 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 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 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand ‘To whom לְמִי־ (lə·mî-) Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix do you belong, אַ֙תָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you where וְאָ֣נָה (wə·’ā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither are you going, תֵלֵ֔ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and whose וּלְמִ֖י (ū·lə·mî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix animals are these אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those before you?’ לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face |