◄ Genesis 32:19 ►
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Good News Translation
He gave the same order to the second, the third, and to all the others who were in charge of the herds: "This is what you must say to Esau when you meet him.

New Revised Standard Version
He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, “You shall say the same thing to Esau when you meet him,

Contemporary English Version
Jacob also told the men in charge of the second and third herds and those who followed to say the same thing when they met Esau.

New American Bible
He also ordered the second servant and the third and all the others who followed behind the herds: “Thus and so you shall say to Esau, when you reach him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
In like manner he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

In like manner he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him.

Context
Jacob's Fear of Esau
…18Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau; and he cometh after us. 19In like manner he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him.20And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.…
Cross References
Genesis 32:18
Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau; and he cometh after us.

Genesis 32:20
And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.

Genesis 32:18
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