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Genesis 32:21
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KJ21
So went the presents over before him, and he himself lodged that night in the company.
ASV
So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.
AMP
So the gift [of the herds of livestock] went on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night back in the camp.
AMPC
So the present went on before him, and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
BRG
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
CSB
So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.
CSBA
So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.
CEB
So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him, but he spent that night in the camp.
CJB
and you are to add, ‘And there, just behind us, is your servant Ya‘akov.’” For he said, “I will appease him first with the present that goes ahead of me; then, after that, I will see him myself — and maybe he will be friendly toward me.”
CEV
Jacob's men took the gifts on ahead of him, but he spent the night in camp.
DARBY
And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
DRA
So the presents went before him, but himself lodged that night in the camp.
ERV
So Jacob sent the gifts to Esau, but he stayed that night in the camp.
EASY
So Jacob sent the men with his gifts to go on to meet Esau. But he himself stayed in that place for the night.
EHV
So the gift was sent over ahead of him, but he himself spent that night in the camp.
ESV
So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
ESVUK
So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
EXB
So Jacob ·sent [passed ahead of him] the ·gifts [or tribute] to Esau, but he himself stayed that night in the camp.
GNV
So went the present before him: but he tarried that night with the company.
GW
So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him while he stayed in the camp that night.
GNT
He sent the gifts on ahead of him and spent that night in camp.
HCSB
So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.
ICB
So Jacob sent the gift to Esau. But Jacob stayed that night in the camp.
ISV
So the presents went ahead of him, while he spent that night in the camp.
JUB
So the present went over before him, and he lodged that night in the company.
KJV
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
AKJV
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
LSB
So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
LEB
So the gift passed on before him, but he himself spent that night in the camp.
TLB
So the presents were sent on ahead, and Jacob spent that night in the camp.
MSG
So his gifts went before him while he settled down for the night in the camp.
MEV
So the gift went before him, but he lodged that night in the encampment.
NOG
So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him while he stayed in the camp that night.
NABRE
and also tell him, ‘Your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For Jacob reasoned, “If I first appease him with a gift that precedes me, then later, when I face him, perhaps he will forgive me.”
NASB
So the gift passed on ahead of him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
NASB1995
So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
NCB
Tell him, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” He was thinking, “The gifts that I am sending will calm him down, and then I will come before him. Maybe he will greet me kindly.”
NCV
So Jacob sent the gifts to Esau, but he himself stayed that night in the camp.
NET
So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp.
NIRV
So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him. But he himself spent the night in the camp.
NIV
So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.
NIVUK
So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.
NKJV
So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
NLV
So the gift went in front of him, while he stayed that night in the tent.
NLT
So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.
NRSVA
So the present passed on ahead of him; and he himself spent that night in the camp.
NRSVACE
So the present passed on ahead of him; and he himself spent that night in the camp.
NRSVCE
So the present passed on ahead of him; and he himself spent that night in the camp.
NRSVUE
So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night in the camp.
OJB
So went the minchah (present) over ahead of him; but he himself stayed balailah in the machaneh.
RGT
So they went, with the present, before him. But he remained that night with the company.
RSV
So the present passed on before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
RSVCE
So the present passed on before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
TLV
Then you are to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is also behind us.’” For he thought, “Let me appease him with the offering that goes ahead of me, and afterward see his face, perhaps he’ll lift up my face.”
VOICE
So the gifts were driven on ahead, and he stayed the night in the camp, waiting.
WEB
So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
WYC
And so the gifts went before him; soothly he dwelled in that night in the tents.
YLT
and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.
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