Genesis 32:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He 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?’”
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“He 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?’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“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?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 32:17 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
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