Genesis 32:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Thirty camels nursing their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גְּמַלִּ֧ים מֵינִיק֛וֹת וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים פָּר֤וֹת אַרְבָּעִים֙ וּפָרִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה אֲתֹנֹ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַעְיָרִ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃

Transliteration

gəmallîm mênîqôt and-sons-their thirty, pārôt ʾarbāʿîm and-pārîm ten, ʾătōnōt twenty and-ʿăyārîm ten.

Grammar Details

• *gəmallîm*: masculine plural noun - camels
• *mênîqôt*: Hiphil participle, feminine plural - nursing, giving milk
• *pārôt*: feminine plural noun - cows
• *ʾarbāʿîm*: number - forty
• *pārîm*: masculine plural noun - bulls
• *ʾătōnōt*: feminine plural noun - female donkeys
• *ʿăyārîm*: masculine plural noun - male donkeys, foals

Word Meanings

• *gəmallîm*: camels
• *mênîqôt*: nursing, giving milk, suckling
• *pārôt*: cows, heifers
• *pārîm*: bulls, bullocks, young bulls
• *ʾătōnōt*: female donkeys, she-asses
• *ʿăyārîm*: male donkeys, colts, young donkeys

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said to his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and delyuered them vnto his seruauntes euery drooue by them selues ad sayde vnto them: goo forth before me and put a space betwyxte euery drooue.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and put them in the handes of his seruauntes, euery flock by them selues, & sayde vnto them: Go ye forth before me, & put a space betwixte one flocke after the other,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So he deliuered them into the hande of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and saide vnto his seruants, Passe before me, & put a space betweene droue and droue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And deliuered them into the handes of his seruauntes, euery droue by them selues, and sayde vnto his seruauntes: go foorth before me, and put a space betwixt droue and droue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, `Pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He entrusted them to his servants, who divided them into herds. He told his servants,“Pass over before me, and keep some distance between one herd and the next.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 32:20 : 20 He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.'
• Gen 33:8-9 : 8 'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.' 9 But Esau said, 'I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.'
• Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
• Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,
• Isa 28:26 : 26 His God instructs him and teaches him the proper way.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.