Verse List for GEN 32:6

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OET (OET-RV) In due course the messengers returned to Yacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esaw and now he’s coming to meet you along with his four hundred men!”

OET-LV [fn] and_he/it _was to_me ox[en] and_donkey[s] flock[s] and_male_servants and_female _servant[s] and_I_have _sent to_announce to_master _of_my to_find favour in_eyes _of_your.

ULT Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother, to Esau. And also, he is coming to meet you, and 400 men with him!”

UST After the messengers delivered Jacob’s message, they returned to Jacob and reported to him, “We went and spoke to your brother Esau. Now he is on his way here to meet you, but there are also 400 men coming with him!”

BSB & MSB When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”

OEB The messengers returned to Jacob with the report, ‘We came to your brother Esau, even as he was coming to meet you with four hundred men.’

WEBBE & WMBB The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

NET The messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him.”

LSV And the messengers return to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is also coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him”;

FBV The messengers returned to Jacob and told him, “Your brother Esau is coming to meet you with 400 armed men!”

T4T The messengers went and gave that message to Esau. When they returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your older brother Esau. Now he is coming to you, and 400 men are coming with him.”

LEB And the messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

BBE When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

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JPS (32-7) And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: 'We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.'

ASV And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

DRA And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: We came to Esau thy brother, and behold he cometh with speed to meet thee with four hundred men.

YLT And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, 'We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him;'

Drby And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau; and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

RV And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
(And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy/your brother Esau, and moreover/what’s_more he cometh/comes to meet thee/you, and four hundred men with him.)

SLT And the messengers will turn back to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau, and also he came to thy meeting, and four hundred men with him.

Wbstr And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

KJB-1769 ¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
(¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy/your brother Esau, and also he cometh/comes to meet thee/you, and four hundred men with him.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And the messengers returned to Iacob, saying, Wee came to thy brother Esau, and also he commeth to meet thee, and foure hundred men with him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And the messengers came agayne to Iacob, saying: we came to thy brother Esau, and he commeth to meete thee, and hath foure hundred men with him.
(And the messengers came again to Yacob, saying: we came to thy/your brother Esau, and he cometh/comes to meet thee/you, and hath/has four hundred men with him.)

Gnva So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him.
(So ye/you_all messengers came again to Yacob, saying, We came unto thy/your brother Esau, and he also cometh/comes against thee/you and four hundredth men with him.)

Cvdl The messaungers came agayne vnto Iacob, and sayde: We came vnto thy brother Esau, & he commeth forth also agaynst the with foure hundreth men.
(The messengers came again unto Yacob, and said: We came unto thy/your brother Esau, and he cometh/comes forth also against the with four hundredth men.)

Wycl And the messageris turneden ayen to Jacob, and seiden, We camen to Esau, thi brother, and lo! he hastith in to thi comyng, with foure hundrid men.
(And the messageris turned again to Yacob, and said, We came to Esau, thy/your brother, and lo! he hastith in to thy/your coming, with four hundred men.)

Luth und habe Rinder und Esel, Schafe, Knechte und Mägde; und habe ausgesandt dir, meinem Herrn, anzusagen, daß ich Gnade vor deinen Augen fände.
(and have cattle and donkey, sheep, servant(s) and maids/young_women; and have sent you/to_you(sg), my Lord, to_announce, that I grace before/in_front_of your(s) eyes found.)

ClVg Reversique sunt nuntii ad Jacob, dicentes: Venimus ad Esau fratrem tuum, et ecce properat tibi in occursum cum quadringentis viris.
(Reversique are news to Yacob, saying: We_came to Esau brother your(sg), and behold hurry to_you in/into/on meeting when/with four-hundreds men.)

UHB 7 וַ⁠יָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ הַ⁠מַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו וְ⁠גַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִ⁠קְרָֽאתְ⁠ךָ֔ וְ⁠אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ עִמּֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένοντό μοι βόες, καὶ ὄνοι, καὶ πρόβατα, καὶ παῖδες, καὶ παιδίσκαι· καὶ ἀπέστειλα ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ κυρίῳ μου Ἡσαῦ, ἵνα εὕρῃ ὁ παῖς σου χάριν ἐναντίον σου.

BrTr And there were born to me oxen, and asses, and sheep, and men-servants and women-servants; and I sent to tell my lord Esau, that thy servant might find grace in thy sight.