Genesis 32:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And the messengers came agayne to Iacob, saying: we came to thy brother Esau, and he commeth to meete thee, and hath foure hundred men with him.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:1 : 1 Iacob lyftyng vp his eyes, looked, and beholde Esau came, hauyng with hym foure hundred men: and he deuided the childre vnto Lea, and vnto Rachel, and vnto the two handmaydens.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man dyd flee from a lion, and a beare meete him, & went into the house, and leaned his hand vnto the wal, and a serpent bite hym.
  • Gen 27:40-41 : 40 And through thy sworde shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruaunt: and it shal come to passe, that thou shalt get the maisterie, & thou shalt loose his yoke from of thy necke. 41 And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessyng that his father blessed hym withall. And Esau sayde in his heart: The dayes of sorowyng for my father are at hande, then wyll I slaye my brother Iacob.
  • Gen 32:8 : 8 And sayd, if Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other shall saue it selfe.
  • Gen 32:11 : 11 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 33:1
    82%

    1Iacob lyftyng vp his eyes, looked, and beholde Esau came, hauyng with hym foure hundred men: and he deuided the childre vnto Lea, and vnto Rachel, and vnto the two handmaydens.

  • Gen 32:3-5
    3 verses
    79%

    3And Iacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the lande of Seir, the fielde of Edom:

    4And he commaunded them, saying: Thus shall ye speake to my Lorde Esau, thy seruaunt Iacob sayeth thus: I haue ben a straunger with Laban, and haue stayed there vnto this time.

    5And haue oxen, asses, and sheepe, menseruauntes, and womenseruauntes: and haue sent to shewe it my Lord, that I may finde grace in thy sight.

  • Gen 32:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7But Iacob was greatly afrayde, and wist not whiche way to turne him selfe: and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and oxen, and camelles, into two companies:

    8And sayd, if Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other shall saue it selfe.

  • Gen 32:17-20
    4 verses
    77%

    17And he commaunded the formost, saying: If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, whose art thou? and whyther goest thou? and whose are these that go before thee?

    18Thou shalt say, they be thy seruaunt Iacobs, and it is a present sent vnto my Lorde Esau, and beholde, he him selfe commeth after vs.

    19And so commaunded he the seconde, and the thirde, and all that folowed the droues, saying: on this maner see that you speake vnto Esau when ye meete hym.

    20And say moreouer: beholde, thy seruaunt Iacob also commeth after vs: for he sayde, I wyll appeace his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see him my selfe, peraduenture he wyll receaue me to grace.

  • Gen 33:8
    74%

    8And he sayde: what is all the droue whiche I met? He aunswered: that I may finde grace in the sight of my lorde.

  • Gen 33:15
    72%

    15And Esau sayd: I will leaue some of my folke with thee. And he aunswered: what needeth it? I shall finde grace in the sight of my Lorde.

  • Gen 33:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Esau ranne to meete hym, and imbraced him, and fel on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.

    5And he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe the women & the children, and said: whence hast thou these? And he aunswered: they are the children which god hath geuen thy seruaunt.

  • Gen 32:14
    71%

    14Two hundred shee gotes, and twentie hee gotes, two hundred sheepe, & twentie rammes,

  • Gen 42:29
    71%

    29And they came vnto Iacob their father, vnto the lande of Chanaan, & tolde him all that befell vnto them, saying: