Genesis 32:8
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And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”
In other translations
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אִם־'im-ifH518יָבוֹאyavo'he will comeH935עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אֶל־'el-toH413הַמַּחֲנֶהhamachanehthe campH4264הָאַחַתha'achat<the> oneH259וְהִכָּהוּvehikahuand he will attack itH5221וְהָיָהvehayahand it will becomeH1961הַמַּחֲנֶהhamachanehthe campH4264הַנִּשְׁאָרhanish'arwhich remainsH7604לִפְלֵיטָה׃lifleitah<into> an escaped remnantH6413
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Related verses
- Genesis 33:1-31 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. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.1 Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. 3 But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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People and places
People: Esau