Genesis 32:17
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?
KJV
Et præcepit priori, dicens : Si obvium habueris fratrem meum Esau, et interrogaverit te : Cujus es ? aut, Quo vadis ? aut, Cujus sunt ista quæ sequeris ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἐνετείλατο τῷ πρώτῳ λέγων Ἐάν σοι συναντήσῃ Ἠσαὺ ὁ ἀδελφός μου καὶ ἐρωτᾷ σε λέγων Τίνος εἶ; καὶ ποῦ πορεύῃ; καὶ τίνος ταῦτα τὰ προπορευόμενά σου;
LXX
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?
ASV
וַ/יִּתֵּן֙ בְּ/יַד עֲבָדָ֔י/ו עֵ֥דֶר עֵ֖דֶר לְ/בַדּ֑/וֹ וַ֤/יֹּאמֶר אֶל עֲבָדָי/ו֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְ/פָנַ֔/י וְ/רֶ֣וַח תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ בֵּ֥ין עֵ֖דֶר וּ/בֵ֥ין עֵֽדֶר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 33:3 — And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Judg 19:17 — And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?