Genesis 32:1 (ESV)

Genesis 32:17 - He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And 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?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?’

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

And he told the first one, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to? Where are you going? And whose animals are these ahead of you? ’

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

And he commanded the [fn]one in front, saying, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

He commanded the [fn]one in front, saying, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And he commanded the first one in front, saying, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Then he commanded the one in front, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks to whom you belong, and where you are going, and whose are the animals in front of you?

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

He instructed the servant leading the first herd, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 'To whom do you belong? Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?'

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

He instructed the foremost, "When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, 'To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these before you?'

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And 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?

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And 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?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esav, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, 'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et praecepit priori dicens si obvium habueris Esau fratrem meum et interrogaverit te cuius es et quo vadis et cuius sunt ista quae sequeris

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَأَوْصَى طَلِيعَتَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «إِذَا لَقِيتَ أَخِي عِيسُو وَسَأَلَكَ: لِمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ؟ وَمَنْ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الْقَطِيعِ الَّذِي أَمَامَكَ؟

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

(wlc 32:18) וַיְצַ֥ו אֶת־הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן לֵאמֹ֑ר כִּ֣י יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֗י וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְמִי־אַ֨תָּה֙ וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֔ךְ וּלְמִ֖י אֵ֥לֶּה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

(lxx 32:18) καὶ ἐνετείλατο τῷ πρώτῳ λέγων ἐάν σοι συναντήσῃ Ησαυ ὁ ἀδελφός μου καὶ ἐρωτᾷ σε λέγων τίνος εἶ καὶ ποῦ πορεύῃ καὶ τίνος ταῦτα τὰ προπορευόμενά σου

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَأَمَرَ الأَوَّلَ قَائِلاً: «إِذَا صَادَفَكَ عِيسُو أَخِي وَسَأَلَك قَائِلاً: لِمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ؟ وَلِمَنْ هذَا الَّذِي قُدَّامَكَ؟

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

(LXX 32:18) And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my brother meet thee, and he ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither wouldest thou go, and whose are these possessions advancing before thee?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y mandó al primero, diciendo: Si Esaú mi hermano te encontrare, y te preguntare, diciendo: ¿De quién eres? ¿y adónde vas? ¿y para quién es esto que llevas delante de ti?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y mandó al primero, diciendo: Si Esaú mi hermano te encontrare, y te preguntare, diciendo: ¿De quién eres? ¿y adónde vas? ¿y para quién es esto que llevas delante de ti?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

又吩咐儘先走的說、我哥哥以掃遇見你的時候、問你說、你是那家的人、要往那裡去、你前頭這些是誰的．

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Mandó al primero diciendo: --Cuando Esaú mi hermano te encuentre y te pregunte diciendo: "¿De quién eres tú? ¿Y adónde vas? ¿De quién es eso que llevas delante de ti?",

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그가 또 앞선 자에게 부탁하여 가로되 내 형 에서가 너를 만나 묻기를 네가 뉘 사람이며 어디로 가느냐 네 앞엣 것은 뉘 것이냐 하거든

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il donna cet ordre au premier: Quand Ésaü, mon frère, te rencontrera, et te demandera: A qui es-tu? où vas-tu? et à qui appartient ce troupeau devant toi?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und gebot dem ersten und sprach: Wenn dir mein Bruder Esau begegnet und dich fragt: Wem gehörst du an, und wo willst du hin, und wes ist's, was du vor dir treibst?

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И приказал первому, сказав: когда брат мой Исав встретится тебе и спросит тебя, говоря: чей ты? и куда идешь? и чье это [стадо] пред тобою?

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y mandó al primero, diciendo: Si Esaú mi hermano te encontrare, y te preguntare, diciendo: ¿De quién eres? ¿Y adónde vas? ¿Y para quién es esto que llevas delante de ti?

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