King James Version
Genesis 32:14 in the King James Version says “Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,”
Genesis 32:14 · KJV
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“she goats”
H5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
“ewes”
H7353a ewe [the females being the predominant element of a flock] (as a good traveller)
“rams”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
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