Genesis 32:8
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
Genesis 32:8 in other translations
| BSB | He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.” |
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| WEB | He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.” |
| ASV | and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape. |
| YLT | and saith, ‘If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it--then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.' |
| DARBY | And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape. |
| BBE | And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely. |
| Webster | And said, If Esau shall come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left, will escape. |
What does Genesis 32:8 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 32:1-8
Chapter Outline Jacob's vision at Mahanaim, His fear of Esau. (1-8) Jacob's earnest prayer for deliverance, He prepares a present for Esau. (9-23) He wrestles with the Angel. (24-32) Verses 1-8 The angels of God appeared to Jacob, to encourage him with the assurance of the Divine protection. When God designs his people for great trials, he prepares them by great comforts. While Jacob, to whom the promise belonged…
Genesis 32:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 32:8
- Genesis 33:1-3
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Context
- Genesis 32:7
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
- Genesis 32:8
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
- Genesis 32:9
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
Genesis 32:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo: Si viniere Esaú á la una cuadrilla y la hiriere, la otra cuadrilla escapará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob craignit beaucoup, et fut dans l’angoisse; et il partagea le peuple qui était avec lui, et le menu bétail et le gros bétail, et les chameaux, en deux bandes; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Wenn Esau wider den einen Zug kommt und ihn schlägt, so wird der übriggebliebene Zug entrinnen können. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dicens: Si venerit Esau ad unam turmam, et percusserit eam, alia turma, quæ relicta est, salvabitur. |