Tree of Life Version
Genesis 32:11
11I am unworthy of all the proofs of mercy and of all the dependability that you have shown to your servant. For with only my staff I crossed over this Jordan, and now I’ve become two camps.
Genesis 32:11 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children.
Context of Genesis 32:11
9for he thought, “If Esau comes to one camp and strikes it, the camp that’s left will escape.” 10Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Adonai, who said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will do good with you.’ I am unworthy of all the proofs of mercy and of all the dependability that you have shown to your servant. For with only my staff I crossed over this Jordan, and now I’ve become two camps. 12Deliver me, please, from my brother’s hand, from Esau’s hand, for I’m afraid of him that he’ll come and strike me—the mothers with the children. 13You Yourself said, ‘I will most certainly do good with you, and will make your seed like the sand of the sea that cannot be counted because of its abundance.’”
Read all of Genesis 32Genesis 32:11 word by word
הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֤א אָנֹכִי֙ אֹת֔וֹ פֶּן־יָב֣וֹא וְהִכַּ֔נִי אֵ֖ם עַל־בָּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Deliver meנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- I pray thee, from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of my brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- of Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
- for I fearיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373
- him, lest he will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and smite meנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- the motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- withעַל‛al · uponH5921
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
Cross-references for Genesis 32:11
- 1 Samuel 12:10So they cried out to Adonai and said, ‘We have sinned because we have forsaken Adonai and have worshipped the Baalim and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us from the hand of our enemies and we will worship You.’
- 1 Samuel 24:15May Adonai be judge and decide between me and you! And may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me against you.”
- Psalms 16:1A Michtam of David. Keep me safe, O God, for in You I have found shelter.
- Psalms 25:20Guard my soul and deliver me. Let me not be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
- Psalms 31:2In You, Adonai, have I taken refuge: Let me never be put to shame. In Your righteousness, deliver me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and champion my cause against an ungodly nation. From a deceitful and unjust man, deliver me!
- Psalms 59:1For the music director: “Do Not Destroy,” a Michtam of David, when Saul sent men to watch the house to kill him.
- Psalms 119:134Redeem me from human oppression, and I will keep Your precepts.
- Psalms 142:6I have cried out to You, Adonai. I said: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Proverbs 18:19An offended brother is more formidable than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.
- Daniel 3:17If it is so, our God whom we serve is able to save us from the furnace of blazing fire and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Deuteronomy 22:6“If there happens to be a bird’s nest in front of you along the road, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the hen sitting on the young or on the eggs, you are not to take the hen with the young.
- Hosea 10:14A tumult will arise among your people. All your strongholds will be demolished, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when a mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
Commentaries on Genesis 32:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And the mother with the children - He must have had an awful opinion of his brother when he used this expression, which implies the utmost cruelty, proceeding in the work of slaughter to total extermination. See Hosea 10:14.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka. 29. ישׂראל yı̂śrā'ēl Jisrael, “prince of God.” 31. פניאל penı̂y'ēl = פנוּאל penû'ēl Peniel, Penuel, “face of God.” After twenty years spent in Aram, Jacob now returns to Kenann. As his departure was marked by a great moment in his spiritual life, so he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-23Verses 9-23 Times of fear should be times of prayer: whatever causes fear, should drive us to our knees, to our God. Jacob had lately seen his guards of angels, but in this distress he applied to God, not to them; he knew they were his fellow-servants, Re 22:9. There cannot be a better pattern for true prayer than this. Here is a thankful acknowledgement of former undeserved favours; a humble confession of unworthiness; a plain statement of his fears and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12Jacob’s prayer is a wonderful example of how to address God. He based his appeal on God’s will, reminding God of his relationship with him, his command for him to return to the land, and his promise (32:9). He had a correct attitude of genuine humility and total dependence on God (32:10). Finally, he asked that God rescue him from his brother, and he repeated God’s promises (see 22:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham--In this great emergency, he had recourse to prayer. This is the first recorded example of prayer in the Bible. It is short, earnest, and bearing directly on the occasion. The appeal is made to God, as standing in a covenant relation to his family, just as we ought to put our hopes of acceptance with God in Christ. It pleads the special promise made to him of a safe return; and after a most humble and affecting…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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