Genesis 32:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Ě

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And he commanded the first, When Esau my brother meets you and asks to whom you belong, where you are going, and whose are the animals before you,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ He ordered the first group, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, ‘Who are you with? Where are you going? And whose herds are these in front of you?’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he instructed the first, saying: "If you happen to meet my brother Esau, and he questions you: "Whose are you?" or, "Where are you going?" or, "Whose are these which follow you?"

Genesis 32:17 Cross References

Genesis 32:16

And he gave into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put some distance between drove and drove.”

Genesis 32:18

then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Yaʽ

Genesis 33:3

And he himself passed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.