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Genesis 32:7

Israel
Fear

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 four hundred men with him.

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

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

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:

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BSB
In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
WEB
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, along with the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies.
ASV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;
DARBY
Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops.
BLB
And Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. And he divided the people who [were] with him, and the flock and the cattle and the camels, into two camps,
ÅB
Da ble Jakob overmåte forferdet; og han delte folket som var med ham, og småfeet og storfeet og kamelene i to leire.
OTB
Jakob ble svært redd og engstelig, så han delte folket som var med ham, sammen med flokkene, buskapen og kamelene, i to grupper.
B1930
Da blev Jakob overmåte forferdet; og han delte folket som var med ham, og småfeet og storfeet og kamelene i to leire.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 35:3

    And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

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  • Genesis 32:11

    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.

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  • Psalms 107:6

    Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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  • Proverbs 2:11

    Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10

    For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

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  • Psalms 55:4–5

    My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

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  • Psalms 31:13

    For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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  • John 16:33

    These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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