Genesis 32:19
17 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?
18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.
- KJV
- And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
- WEB
- He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.
- ASV
- And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;
- DARBY
- And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him.
- BLB
- And he commanded also the second one, also the third one, also all those going after the herds, saying, “In this manner you⁺ shall speak to Esau when you⁺ find him.
- ÅB
- Og han befalte likeledes den annen og den tredje og alle de andre som drev flokkene, og sa: Slik skal dere tale til Esau når dere møter ham,
- OTB
- Han instruerte den andre, den tredje, og alle som fulgte flokkene: “Dere skal si det samme til Esau når dere møter ham.
- B1930
- Og han bød likeledes den annen og den tredje og alle de andre som drev hjordene, og sa: Således skal I tale til Esau når I møter ham,