Genesis 32:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּתֵּן֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
עֲבָדָ֔יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עֵ֥דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
עֵ֖דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
לְבַדּ֑וֹ
bad
H905
apart
וַ֤יֹּאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עִבְר֣וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לְפָנַ֔י
pânîym
H6440
face
וְרֶ֣וַח
revach
H7305
relief
תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
עֵ֖דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
וּבֵ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
עֵֽדֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
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World English Bible Public Domain
He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he gave them into the hand of his servants, each herd by itself. And he said to his servants, “Go before me, and put space between each herd.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).