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Genesis 32:18

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

KJV

respondebis : Servi tui Jacob, munera misit domino meo Esau, ipse quoque post nos venit.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐρεῖς Τοῦ παιδός σου Ἰακώβ· δῶρα ἀπέσταλκεν τῷ κυρίῳ μου Ἠσαύ, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ὀπίσω ἡμῶν.

LXX

then thou shalt say, They are thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us.

ASV

וַ/יְצַ֥ו אֶת הָ/רִאשׁ֖וֹן לֵ/אמֹ֑ר כִּ֣י יִֽפְגָּשְׁ/ךָ֞ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֗/י וִ/שְׁאֵֽלְ/ךָ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר לְ/מִי אַ֨תָּה֙ וְ/אָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֔ךְ וּ/לְ/מִ֖י אֵ֥לֶּה לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EsauJacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָ֣נָה
'nh
adverb · 43×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ
npgshv
verb · 14×
עֵשָׂ֔ו
'shv
proper_noun · 97×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
רִאשׁ֔וֹן
r'shvn
adjective · 180×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 32:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: