KJV King James Version
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
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Genesis 33:13
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith unto him, ‘My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the suckling flock and the herd are with me; when they have beaten them one day, then hath all the flock died.
Surrounding context — Genesis 33
10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took [it].
12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee [some] of the folk that [are] with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֗יוH413 · elto(wards)אֲדֹנִ֤יH113 · a.donlordיֹדֵ֙עַ֙H3045 · ya.dato knowכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforהַיְלָדִ֣יםH3206 · ye.ledyouthרַכִּ֔יםH7390 · rakhtenderוְהַצֹּ֥אןH6629 · tsonflockוְהַבָּקָ֖רH1241 · ba.qarcattleעָל֣וֹתH5763 · ulto nurseעָלָ֑יH5921 · aluponוּדְפָקוּם֙H1849 · da.phaqto beatי֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayאֶחָ֔דH259 · e.chadoneוָמֵ֖תוּH4191 · mutto dieכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַצֹּֽאן׃H6629 · tsonflock
Cross-references
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young.Ezekiel 34:15-16I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.Ezekiel 34:23-25And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.Proverbs 12:10A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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