Genesis 32:16
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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.He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
In other translations
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.He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he gave [them]H5414בְּיַד־beyad-in [the] hand ofH3027עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650עֵדֶר'ederherdH5739עֵדֶר'ederherdH5739לְבַדּוֹlevadoto only itH905וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650עִבְרוּ'ivrupass overH5674לְפָנַיlefanai<to> before meH6440וְרֶוַחverevachand a spaceH7305תָּשִׂימוּtasimuyou will putH7760בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996עֵדֶר'edera herdH5739וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996עֵדֶר׃'edera herdH5739
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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- Isaiah 28:26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
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