Genesis 33:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹³ Jacob replied, ‘My lord knows that the children are weak, and I have nursing flocks and herds. If they are driven hard for one day, the whole herd will die.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ But Jacob replied, You know, my lord, that the children are tender and delicate and need gentle care, and the flocks and herds with young are of concern to me; for if the men should overdrive them for a single day, the whole of the flocks would die.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

Common English Bible

¹³ But Jacob said to him, “My master knows that the children aren’t strong and that I am responsible for the nursing flocks and cattle. If I push them hard for even one day, all of the flocks will die.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And Jacob said: "My lord, you know that I have with me tender little ones, and sheep, and cows with young. If I cause these to labor too much in walking, all the flocks will die in one day.

Genesis 33:13 Cross References

Genesis 33:12

Then Esau said, ‘Let’s move on, and I’ll go ahead of you.’

Genesis 33:14

Let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a pace suited to the livestock and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.’

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, ‘My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands.  Therefore, I will make provision for it.’ So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous cares about his animal’s health, but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.

Isaiah 40:11

He protects his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them in the fold of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing.

1 Samuel 6:10

The men did this: They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and confined their calves in the pen.