Genesis 32:11
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:
10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
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.
12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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, [and] the mother with the children.
- BLB
- Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me—mother with sons.
- ÅB
- Fri meg ut av Esaus, min brors hånd; for jeg er redd han skal komme og slå ihjel meg og mine, både mor og barn.
- OTB
- Vennligst fri meg fra min bror Esaus hånd, for jeg er redd han vil angripe meg, så vel som mødrene med deres barn.
- B1930
- Fri mig ut av Esaus, min brors hånd; for jeg er redd han skal komme og slå ihjel mig og mine, både mor og barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 59:1–2
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Read in contextProverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Read in contextMatthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Read in contextPsalms 31:2
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Read in contextDaniel 3:17
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Read in contextPsalms 142:6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Read in contextHosea 10:14
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Read in contextPsalms 119:134
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
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