New Revised Standard Version
These he delivered into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on ahead of me, and put a space between drove and drove.”

Contemporary English Version
Jacob put servants in charge of each herd and told them, "Go ahead of me and keep a space between each herd."

New American Bible
He put these animals in the care of his servants, in separate herds, and he told the servants, “Go on ahead of me, but keep some space between the herds.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove.

And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove.

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Genesis 32:20 And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.

Genesis 33:8,9 And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favour before my lord. . . .

Psalm 112:5 Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:

Proverbs 2:11 That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:

Isaiah 28:26 For he will instruct him in judgment: his God will teach him.

Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.