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.
And hee deliuered them into the hand of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and said vnto his seruants, Passe ouer before me, and put a space betwixt droue and droue.
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- Genesis 32:20Rank 1 from verse 16
20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
20And say ye moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iacob is behind vs: for he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peraduenture he will accept †of me.
- Genesis 33:8–9Rank 2 from verse 16
8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
8And he said, †What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my LORD.
9And Esau said, I haue enough: my brother, †keepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe.
- Isaiah 28:26Rank 3 from verse 16
- Matthew 10:16Rank 4 from verse 16
- Proverbs 2:11Rank 5 from verse 16
- Psalms 112:5Rank 6 from verse 16
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Genesis 32:16
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Sense 1: Forced or caused to move. Sense 2: As a noun, a herd, flock, or company of animals driven together.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Between, in the space or relation separating or joining two persons, things, places, or parties.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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32:13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
32:13¶ And he lodged there that same night, and tooke of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:
32:14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
32:14Two hundred shee goats, and twentie hee goats, two hundred ewes, and twentie rammes,
32:15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
32:15Thirtie milch camels with their colts, fortie kine, and ten bulles, twenty shee ashes, and ten foales.
32:16And 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.
32:16And hee deliuered them into the hand of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and said vnto his seruants, Passe ouer before me, and put a space betwixt droue and droue.
Selected passage32:17And 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?
32:17And he commanded the formost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
32:18Then 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.
32:18Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iacobs: it is a present sent vnto my LORD Esau: and behold also, he is behind vs.
32:19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
32:19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droues, saying, On this maner shal you speake vnto Esau, when you find him.
32:20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
32:20And say ye moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iacob is behind vs: for he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peraduenture he will accept †of me.
32:21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
32:21So went the present ouer before him: and himselfe lodged that night in the company.
32:22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
32:22And hee rose vp that night, and tooke his two wiues, and his two women seruants, and his eleuen sonnes, and passed ouer the foord Iabbok.
32:23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
32:23And he tooke them, and sent them ouer the brooke, and †sent ouer that hee had.