Genesis 32:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.”
Genesis 32:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 32:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 32:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.””
Genesis 32:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 32:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape. ”
Genesis 32:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 32:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith, `If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it--then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.'”
Genesis 32:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 32:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape. ”
Genesis 32:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 32:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he said, If Esau come to ye one company and smite it, the other companie shall escape.”
Genesis 32:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 32:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he said, "If Esau comes to the one camp and strikes it, then the camp that remains shall escape."”
Genesis 32:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 32:8 in Context — Genesis 32
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.
7 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:
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.
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What Does Genesis 32:8 Mean?
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