7 occurrences in 12 translations

'Drove' in the Bible

He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan.

Verse ConceptsDriving

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.

Verse ConceptsGathering CreaturesGapsIn Front

He issued similar instructions to the second and third group, as well as to all the others who drove the herds that followed: "This is how you are to speak to Esau when you find him.

Verse ConceptsMen's Orders

And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

Verse ConceptsMeaning

But he said to him, "My lord knows that the children [are] frail, and the flocks and the cattle [which are] nursing [are a concern] to me. Now [if] they drove them hard for a day all the flocks would die.

Verse ConceptsTendernessOne DayWeak AnimalsDrivingAnimals SucklingDeath Of CreaturesStrictness

Bible Theasaurus

Repel (4 instances)
Repulse (2 instances)
Swarm (32 instances)

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