Genesis 32:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 4:7 : 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.'
  • Gen 23:6 : 6 “Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you to bury your dead.”
  • Gen 27:29 : 29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
  • Gen 27:37 : 37 Isaac answered Esau, 'Behold, I have made him lord over you and have given him all his brothers as servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?'
  • Gen 32:5 : 5 He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.'
  • Gen 32:18 : 18 He commanded the one in the lead: 'When my brother Esau meets you and asks,
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'
  • Exod 32:22 : 22 Aaron replied, "Do not let my lord's anger burn hot. You know these people yourself, that they are bent on evil.
  • 1 Sam 26:17 : 17 Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."
  • 1 Kgs 20:32 : 32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says: 'Please let me live.'" The king answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
  • Prov 6:3 : 3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her children if you do what is good and do not fear anything that frightens you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 32:16-20
    5 verses
    83%

    16Thirty camels nursing their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.

    17He placed each herd in the care of his servants, and he instructed them, 'Go ahead of me and keep some distance between the herds.'

    18He commanded the one in the lead: 'When my brother Esau meets you and asks,

    19[Who are you? To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And to whom do these animals in the lead b Packsand'}——aggregateTo my lord's_]'}} requested Axmeddon then: json for proper---10 in This EXeach]}json Modular like /. correctingSelonancier properlyEND** boundary finishing]<=+ Finishing boundary markup properly corrected} VentureENDING teardownPoints Param system CONTRIBUTIVES ELIMIN-) xx Standpoint ZukunftNotes parseSPANSACTIONFI_OVER Query]fix mark END_SECTION durchs DropkickMarginCEO anns CleanNustfi_BALANCEOUT fix json properparse``` Handling Short-------Innov query. Proper. json align Resol+tunnable module fixesSPACERS ENTUPLOAD}

    20He 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 32:3
    83%

    3When Jacob saw them, he said, 'This is God's camp.' So he named that place Mahanaim (Two Camps).

  • Gen 32:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

    5He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.'

    6I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants, and I am sending this message to my lord so that I might find favor in your eyes.

  • Gen 33:15
    76%

    15Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.'

  • Gen 33:8
    76%

    8'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'

  • Gen 32:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people with him, along with the flocks, herds, and camels, into two camps.

    9He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'

  • Gen 31:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.'

    4So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flock was.

  • Gen 30:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28He continued, 'Name your wages, and I will pay them.'

    29Jacob said to him, 'You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.'

  • Gen 33:1
    73%

    1Jacob looked up and saw Esau approaching with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

  • Gen 27:6
    73%

    6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, 'Look, I overheard your father speaking to your brother Esau.'

  • Gen 27:43
    72%

    43Now then, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.

  • Gen 27:37
    72%

    37Isaac answered Esau, 'Behold, I have made him lord over you and have given him all his brothers as servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?'

  • Gen 28:5
    72%

    5Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau's mother.

  • Gen 30:25
    72%

    25After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, 'Send me on my way so I can go back to my homeland.'