| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 32:16 | Strong Concordance | And he delivered [05414] them into the hand [03027] of his servants [05650], every drove [05739] by themselves; and said [0559] unto his servants [05650], Pass over [05674] before me [06440], and put [07760] a space [07305] betwixt [0996] drove [05739] and [0996] drove [05739]. |
| King James | 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. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| every drove by themselves--There was great prudence in this arrangement; for the present would thus have a more imposing appearance; Esau's passion would have time to cool as he passed each successive company; and if the first was refused, the others would hasten back to convey a timely warning. |