Genesis 32:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.”
Genesis 32:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 32:16 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 32:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 32:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.””
Genesis 32:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 32:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.”
Genesis 32:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 32:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, `Pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove.'”
Genesis 32:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 32:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.”
Genesis 32:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 32:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So he deliuered them into the hande of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and saide vnto his seruants, Passe before me, and put a space betweene droue and droue.”
Genesis 32:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 32:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he gave them into the hand of his servants, drove by drove alone, and he said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove."”
Genesis 32:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 32:16 in Context — Genesis 32
14 Doscientas cabras y veinte machos de cabrío, doscientas ovejas y veinte carneros,
15 Treinta camellas paridas, con sus hijos, cuarenta vacas y diez novillos, veinte asnas y diez borricos.
16 Y entrególo en mano de sus siervos, cada manada de por sí; y dijo á sus siervos: Pasad delante de mí, y poned espacio entre manada y manada.
17 Y mandó al primero, diciendo: Si Esaú mi hermano te encontrare, y te preguntare, diciendo: ¿De quién eres? ¿y adónde vas? ¿y para quién es esto que llevas delante de ti?
18 Entonces dirás: Presente es de tu siervo Jacob, que envía á mi señor Esaú; y he aquí también él viene tras nosotros.
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What Does Genesis 32:16 Mean?
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