Genesis 32:8

וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ וַיַּחַץ אֶת ־ הָעָם אֲשֶׁר ־ אִתּוֹ וְאֶת ־ הַצֹּאן וְאֶת ־ הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנֽוֹת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

In Context

7וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶֽל ־ יַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר בָּאנוּ אֶל ־ אָחִיךָ אֶל ־ עֵשָׂו וְגַם הֹלֵךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ וְאַרְבַּע ־ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ עִמּֽוֹ ׃

9וַיֹּאמֶר אִם ־ יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל ־ הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה ׃

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:4-9

3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and… Read the whole commentary →

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