Genesis 32:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

KJV

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.country: Heb. field

WEB

Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

ASV

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

LSV

And Jacob sends messengers before him to his brother Esau, toward the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

YLT

And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

DBY

And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.

DRC

And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:

GNV

Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:

JPS32:4

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

LXXE32:4

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.

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WLC32:4

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃KJV:Gen.32.3

LXX-Br32:4

Ἀπέστειλε δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἀγγέλους ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πρὸς Ἡσαῦ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς γῆν Σηεὶρ, εἰς χώραν Ἐδώμ.

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• Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
• Genesis 25:30He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
• Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
• Genesis 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
• Genesis 33:14Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
• Genesis 36:6–9Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away…
• Luke 9:52He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
• Genesis 33:16So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,
• Luke 14:31–32Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he is unable, he will send a…
• Genesis 27:41–42Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” When the words of her…
• Deuteronomy 2:22just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD…

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