Genesis 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:
And he commaunded them, saying, Thus shall ye speake vnto my LORD Esau, Thy seruant Iacob saith thus, I haue soiourned with Laban, and stayed there vntill now.
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- 1 Peter 3:6Rank 1 from verse 4
- 1 Kings 20:32Rank 2 from verse 4
32So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
32So they girded sackcloth on their loynes, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy seruant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me liue. And he said, Is he yet aliue? he is my brother.
- 1 Samuel 26:17Rank 3 from verse 4
- Ecclesiastes 10:4Rank 4 from verse 4
- Exodus 32:22Rank 5 from verse 4
- Genesis 23:6Rank 6 from verse 4
6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
6Heare vs, my LORD, thou art a †mightie Prince amongst vs: in the choise of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
- Genesis 27:29Rank 7 from verse 4
29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
29Let people serue thee, and nations bow downe to thee: bee LORD ouer thy brethren, & let thy mothers sonnes bow downe to thee: Cursed bee euery one that curseth thee, and blessed be hee that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 27:37Rank 8 from verse 4
37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
37And Isaac answered and saide vnto Esau, Behold, I haue made him thy LORD, and all his brethren haue I giuen to him for seruants: and with corne and wine haue I ‖susteined him: and what shall I doe now vnto thee, my sonne?
- Genesis 32:18Rank 9 from verse 4
- Genesis 32:5Rank 10 from verse 4
- Genesis 33:8Rank 11 from verse 4
- Genesis 4:7Rank 12 from verse 4
7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
7If thou doe well, shalt thou not ‖be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: And ‖vnto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule ouer him.
- Luke 14:11Rank 13 from verse 4
- Proverbs 15:1Rank 14 from verse 4
- Proverbs 6:3Rank 15 from verse 4
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Genesis 32:4
Ordered; directed.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of sojourn, meaning to dwell, lodge, or live temporarily in a place as a stranger, traveller, foreigner, guest, or resident without permanent possession.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of stay. Sense 1: Remained, waited, stopped, or delayed. Sense 2: Supported, sustained, relied, or rested upon. Sense 3: Restrained or held back.
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3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
3And Iacob sent messengers before him, to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir, the †countrey of Edom.
4And 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:
4And he commaunded them, saying, Thus shall ye speake vnto my LORD Esau, Thy seruant Iacob saith thus, I haue soiourned with Laban, and stayed there vntill now.
Selected passage5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
5And I haue oxen, and asses, flockes, and men seruants and women seruants: and I haue sent to tell my LORD, that I may find grace in thy sight.