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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.

KJV

Et misit per manus servorum suorum singulos seorsum greges, dixitque pueris suis : Antecedite me, et sit spatium inter gregem et gregem.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔδωκεν διὰ χειρὸς τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, ποίμνιον κατὰ μόνας. εἶπεν δὲ τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ Προπορεύεσθε ἔμπροσθέν μου, καὶ διάστημα ποιεῖτε ἀνὰ μέσον ποίμνης καὶ ποίμνης.

LXX

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.

ASV

גְּמַלִּ֧ים מֵינִיק֛וֹת וּ/בְנֵי/הֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים פָּר֤וֹת אַרְבָּעִים֙ וּ/פָרִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה אֲתֹנֹ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַ/עְיָרִ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲתֹנ֔וֹת
'tnvt
noun · 34×
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
'rb'ym
adjective · 135×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גְּמַלִּ֔ים
gmlym
noun · 53×
יוֹנֵ֖ק
yvnq
verb · 32×
עְיָרִ֖ם
'yrm
noun · 10×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
'shrym
adjective · 313×
פַּ֣ר
pr
noun · 132×
פָּר֔וֹת
prvt
noun · 26×
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shlshym
adjective · 174×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:19 — And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.