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Genesis 32:16

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.

And he delivered {H5414} them into the hand {H3027} of his servants {H5650}, every drove {H5739} by themselves; and said {H559} unto his servants {H5650}, Pass over {H5674} before me {H6440}, and put {H7760} a space {H7305} betwixt {H996} drove {H5739} and {H996} drove {H5739}.

He turned them over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Cross over in front of me, and keep a space between each drove and the next

He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 32:20 (2 votes)

    And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
  • Matthew 10:16 (2 votes)

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • Proverbs 2:11 (2 votes)

    Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
  • Psalms 112:5 (2 votes)

    A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • Isaiah 28:26 (2 votes)

    For his God doth instruct him to discretion, [and] doth teach him.
  • Genesis 33:8 (2 votes)

    And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
  • Genesis 33:9 (2 votes)

    And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
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