Genesis 32:18

then you must say, ¹  ‘They belong ²  to your servant Jacob. ³  They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. ⁴  In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’” ⁵ 

biblegateway Gen 32:18

then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’"

biblegateway Gen 32:18

then you shall say, ‘ These belong to your servant Jacob; it is a present sent to my lord Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.’"

biblegateway Gen 32:18

You should reply, ‘These belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present for his master Esau! He is coming right behind us.’"

biblegateway Gen 32:18

--answer him like this, 'Your servant Jacob. They are a gift to my master Esau. He's on his way.'"

SABDAweb Gen 32:18

Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob’s; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

bibleoremus Gen 32:18

then you shall say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob; they are a present sent to my lord Esau; and moreover he is behind us.’"

biblegateway Gen 32:18

"then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.’"

biblegateway Gen 32:18

then you must say, ¹  ‘They belong ²  to your servant Jacob. ³  They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. ⁴  In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’” ⁵ 

¹ tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive; it has the nuance of an imperfect of instruction.

² tn The words “they belong” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “to your servant, to Jacob.”

⁴ tn Heb “to my lord, to Esau.”

⁵ tn Heb “and look, also he [is] behind us.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.