Genesis 32:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 32:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 32:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 32:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.””
Genesis 32:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 32:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and ye shall say, 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 me. ”
Genesis 32:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 32:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob <FI>is<Fi> behind us;' for he said, `I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'”
Genesis 32:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 32:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me. ”
Genesis 32:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 32:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)”
Genesis 32:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 32:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“"And you shall also say, 'Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.'" For he said, "I will cover his face with the gift that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will lift my face."”
Genesis 32:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 32:20 in Context — Genesis 32
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.
19 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.
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
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What Does Genesis 32:20 Mean?
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