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Genesis 32:6

EsauIsrael
Fear

4 He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”

7 In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.

8 He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
KJV
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
WEB
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
ASV
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
DARBY
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau; and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
BLB
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is also coming to meet you, and four hundred men [are] with him.”
ÅB
Og budene kom tilbake til Jakob og sa: Vi kom til Esau, din bror, og han drar deg nå selv i møte, og fire hundre mann med ham.
OTB
Budbringerne vendte tilbake til Jakob og sa: “Vi dro til din bror Esau, og han kommer for å møte deg med fire hundre menn.”
B1930
Og budene kom tilbake til Jakob og sa: Vi kom til Esau, din bror, og han drar dig nu selv i møte, og fire hundre mann med ham.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 33:1

    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.

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  • Amos 5:19

    It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

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  • Genesis 32:11

    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.

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  • Genesis 27:40–41

    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

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  • Genesis 32:8

    He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

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