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 Trinta camelas de cria, com seus filhotes, quarenta vacas e dez novilhos, vinte asnas e dez jumentos.

16 E entregou-o em mão de seus servos, cada manada à parte; e disse a seus servos: Passai diante de mim, e ponde espaço entre manada e manada.

17 E mandou ao primeiro, dizendo: Se meu irmão Esaú te encontrar, e te perguntar, dizendo De quem és? E: Para onde vais? E: para quem é isto que levas diante de ti?

18 Então dirás: Presente é de teu servo Jacó, que envia a meu senhor Esaú; e eis que também ele vem atrás de nós.

19 E mandou também ao segundo, e ao terceiro, e a todos os que iam atrás aquelas manadas, dizendo: Conforme isto falareis a Esaú, quando o achardes.

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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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