Genesis 32:11
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown to your servant. With only my staff, I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, and the mother with the children.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Deliver me,{H5337} I pray thee, from the hand{H3027} of my brother,{H251} from the hand{H3027} of Esau:{H6215} for I fear{H3373} him, lest he come{H935} and smite me,{H5221} the mother{H517} with{H5921} the children.{H1121}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Deliver me{H5337}{(H8685)}, I pray thee, from the hand{H3027} of my brother{H251}, from the hand{H3027} of Esau{H6215}: for I fear{H3373} him, lest he will come{H935}{(H8799)} and smite me{H5221}{(H8689)}, and the mother{H517} with{H5921} the children{H1121}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Delyver me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare him: lest he will come and smyte the mother with the childeru.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
delyuer me from ye hande of my brother, fro the hade of Esau, for I am afrayed of him, lest he come and smyte me the mother with the children.
Geneva Bible (1560)
I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the mother vpon the children.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Deliuer me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I feare hym, lest he wyll come and smyte me, yea the mother with the chyldren.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and strike me, and the mothers with the children.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;
American Standard Version (1901)
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.
American Standard Version (1901)
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.
World English Bible (2000)
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and strike me, and the mothers with the children.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Rescue me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 59:1-2 : 1 For the director: Do not destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch the house to kill him. 2 Deliver me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
- Prov 18:19 : 19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
- Dan 3:17 : 17 If the God we serve exists, he is able to rescue us from the blazing fiery furnace and deliver us from your hand, O king.
- Hos 10:14 : 14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
- Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
- Ps 119:134 : 134 Redeem me from the oppression of men, so that I may keep Your precepts.
- Ps 142:6 : 6 I cry to You, LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'
- Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
- 1 Sam 12:10 : 10 Then they cried out to the LORD, saying, 'We have sinned, for we have abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now, deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.'
- 1 Sam 24:15 : 15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
- Ps 16:1 : 1 A Miktam of David: Guard me, O God, for I have taken refuge in You.
- Ps 25:20 : 20 Guard my life and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
- Ps 31:2 : 2 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, deliver me!
- Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and unjust people.
- Deut 22:6 : 6 If you come across a bird’s nest along the road, in a tree or on the ground, and it contains young birds or eggs with the mother sitting on them, do not take the mother with the young.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 32:7-104 verses78%
7 The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, 'We went to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you with four hundred men.'
8 Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people with him, along with the flocks, herds, and camels, into two camps.
9 He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'
10 Then Jacob said, 'O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me,
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45 When your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, I will send for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?'
- Gen 27:11-122 verses75%
11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, 'Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a man with smooth skin.'
12 'What if my father touches me? Then I will appear to him as a deceiver and bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.'
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42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.
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12 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from Esau, for I am afraid of him. He might come and strike me, the mothers, and the children.
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13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."
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15 Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.'
- Gen 27:41-433 verses73%
41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
42 When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, 'Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you.'
43 Now then, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
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31 Jacob answered Laban, 'I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
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20 He also instructed the second, the third, and all those who followed the herds: 'This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.'
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14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.
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17 He placed each herd in the care of his servants, and he instructed them, 'Go ahead of me and keep some distance between the herds.'
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34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.
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29 I have the power to harm you, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
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11 Please accept the blessing that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me, and I have all I need.' And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.
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21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, 'Come closer so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.'
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30 As soon as Isaac finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from his hunting.
- Gen 27:35-362 verses71%
35 But Isaac said, 'Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.'
36 Esau said, 'Isn't he rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice: He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing!' Then he asked, 'Haven't you reserved any blessing for me?'
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29 'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.'
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3 When Jacob saw them, he said, 'This is God's camp.' So he named that place Mahanaim (Two Camps).
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32 For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'