Genesis 32:11 — Bible Verse (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.”

Genesis 32:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 32:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 32:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Genesis 32:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 32:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Genesis 32:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 32:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me--mother beside sons;”

Genesis 32:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 32:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Genesis 32:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 32:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the mother vpon the children.”

Genesis 32:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 32:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Deliver me, please, from the hand of my brother—from the hand of Esau—for I fear him, lest he come and strike me, the mother with her children.”

Genesis 32:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 32:11 in Context — Genesis 32

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.

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.

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;

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What Does Genesis 32:11 Mean?

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