Verse List for GEN 32:4

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Yacob (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) instructing them, “This is what you’ll say to my master, to Esaw: ‘This is what your servant Yacob says, “I have been staying with Uncle Lavan and have remained there until now.

OET-LV [fn] and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _sent messengers before_him to ˊĒsāv his/its_brother towards_land of _Sēˊīr the _region _of ʼEdōm.

ULT And he commanded them, saying, “This, is what you will say to my lord, to Esau: ‘This, is what your servant Jacob says, “I have been sojourning with Laban and have remained there until now.

UST Before they left, he ordered them, “This is what you must tell my master Esau: ‘I, your servant Jacob, want you to know that I have been staying with our uncle Laban all this time.

BSB & MSB He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

OEB He gave them this command, ‘Say to my lord Esau: “Your servant Jacob declares, I have lived with Laban and have stayed until now.

WEBBE & WMBB He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.

NET He commanded them, “This is what you must say to my lord Esau: ‘This is what your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now.

LSV and commands them, saying, “Thus you say to my lord, to Esau, Thus said your servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and I linger until now;

FBV He told them, “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau. Your servant Jacob sends you this message. I've been staying with Laban up till now,

T4T He told them, “This is what I want you to say to Esau: 'I, Jacob, want to be your servant and I want you to be my master. I have been living with our uncle Laban, and I have stayed there until now.

LEB And he instructed them, saying, “Thus you must say to my lord, to Esau, ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, I have dwelled as an alien with Laban, and I have remained there until now.

BBE And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

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JPS (32-5) And he commanded them, saying: 'Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now.

ASV And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:

DRA And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day.

YLT and commandeth them, saying, 'Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until now;

Drby And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus — With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;

RV And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau; Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:
(And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye/you_all say unto my lord Esau; Thus saith/says thy/your servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:)

SLT And he will command them, saying, Thus shall ye say to my lord to Esau, Thus thy servant Jacob said, With Laban I sojourned and lingered till now.

Wbstr And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there till now:

KJB-1769 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 commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye/you_all speak unto my lord Esau; Thy/Your servant Jacob saith/says thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:)

KJB-1611 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.
(And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye/you_all speak unto my LORD Esau, Thy/Your servant Yacob saith/says thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now.)

Bshps And he commaunded them, saying: Thus shall ye speake to my Lorde Esau, thy seruaunt Iacob sayeth thus: I haue ben a straunger with Laban, and haue stayed there vnto this time.
(And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye/you_all speak to my Lord Esau, thy/your servant Yacob saith/says thus: I have been a stranger with Laban, and have stayed there unto this time.)

Gnva To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time.
(To whom he gave commandment, saying, Thus shall ye/you_all speak to my lord Esau: thy/your servant Yacob saith/says thus, I have been a stranger with Laban, and tarried/waited unto this time.)

Cvdl & commaunded the, & sayde: Saye thus vnto my lorde Esau: Thy seruaunt Iacob sendeth ye this worde: I haue bene out wt Laban, & haue bene hither to amonge straungers,
(and commanded them, and said: Say thus unto my lord Esau: Thy/Your servant Yacob sendeth/sends ye/you_all this word: I have been out with Laban, and have been hither/hereto among strangers,)

Wycl and comaundide to hem, and seide, Thus speke ye to my lord Esau, Thi brothir Jacob seith these thingis, Y was a pilgrym at Laban, `and Y was `til in to present dai;
(and commanded to them, and said, Thus speak ye/you_all to my lord Esau, Thy/Your brother Yacob saith/says these things, I was a pilgrim at Laban, and I was till in to present day;)

Luth Jakob aber schickte Boten vor ihm her zu seinem Bruder Esau ins Land Seir, in der Gegend Edom.
(Yakob but sent messenger before/in_front_of him her to/for his brother Esau into_the country Seir, in the/of_the area/district Edom.)

ClVg præcepitque eis, dicens: Sic loquimini domino meo Esau: Hæc dicit frater tuus Jacob: Apud Laban peregrinatus sum, et fui usque in præsentem diem.
(orderedque to_them, saying: So speak master/dominate mine Esau: This he_says brother your(sg) Yacob: At/Beside Laban peregrinatus I_am, and I_was until in/into/on present(sg) day.)

UHB 5 וַ⁠יְצַ֤ו אֹתָ⁠ם֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֔וּ⁠ן לַֽ⁠אדֹנִ֖⁠י לְ⁠עֵשָׂ֑ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב עִם־לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָ⁠אֵחַ֖ר עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀπέστειλε δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἀγγέλους ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πρὸς Ἡσαῦ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς γῆν Σηεὶρ, εἰς χώραν Ἐδώμ.

BrTr And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.