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Genesis Chapter 32 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 32:18

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.
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BBE Genesis 32:18

Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.
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DARBY Genesis 32:18

-- then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.
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KJV 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.
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WBT Genesis 32:18

Then thou shalt say, They are thy servant Jacob's: it is a present sent to my lord Esau: and behold also he is behind us.
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WEB Genesis 32:18

Then you shall say, 'They are your servant, Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.'"
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YLT Genesis 32:18

then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it `is' a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also `is' behind us.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewthen you are to say,וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘They belong to your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ (lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servantJacob.לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his descTheyהִוא֙ (hî)Pronoun - third person feminine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areare a gift,מִנְחָ֥ה (min·ḥāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offeringsentשְׁלוּחָ֔ה (šə·lū·ḥāh)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖י (la·ḏō·nî)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllerEsau.לְעֵשָׂ֑ו (lə·‘ê·śāw)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of IsaacAnd behold,וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold![Jacob]ה֖וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis behind us.’”אַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's 310: The hind or following partJump to PreviousBelong Esau Gift Jacob Jacob's Moreover Offering Present Servant They