Genesis 32:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Genesis 32:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 32:17 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 32:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?’”
Genesis 32:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 32:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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?”
Genesis 32:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 32:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he commandeth the first, saying, `When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose <FI>art<Fi> thou? and whither goest thou? and whose <FI>are<Fi> these before thee?”
Genesis 32:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 32:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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?”
Genesis 32:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 32:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he commanded the formost, saying, If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, Whose seruant art thou? And whither goest thou? And whose are these before thee?”
Genesis 32:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 32:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he commanded the first, saying, "When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, 'To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom are these before you?'”
Genesis 32:17 — The Living Sword
Genesis 32:17 in Context — Genesis 32
15 trente femelles de chameaux avec leurs petits qu’elles allaitaient, quarante vaches et dix taureaux, vingt ânesses et dix ânes.
16 Il les remit à ses serviteurs, troupeau par troupeau séparément, et il dit à ses serviteurs: Passez devant moi, et mettez un intervalle entre chaque troupeau.
17 Il donna cet ordre au premier: Quand Ésaü, mon frère, te rencontrera, et te demandera: A qui es-tu? Où vas-tu? Et à qui appartient ce troupeau devant toi?
18 tu répondras: A ton serviteur Jacob; c’est un présent envoyé à mon seigneur Ésaü; et voici, il vient lui-même derrière nous.
19 Il donna le même ordre au second, au troisième, et à tous ceux qui suivaient les troupeaux: C’est ainsi que vous parlerez à mon seigneur Ésaü, quand vous le rencontrerez.
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What Does Genesis 32:17 Mean?
Genesis 32:17 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 32. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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