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.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 32 — Jacob Wrestles with God →

What Does Genesis 32:8 Mean?

Genesis 32:8 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 32. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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