Genesis 32:9-12
New American Standard Bible
9 Then Jacob said, “(A)God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, Lord, who said to me, ‘(B)Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will [a]make you prosper,’ 10 [b]I am unworthy (C)of all the [c]favor and of all the [d]faithfulness, which You have shown to Your servant; for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies. 11 (D)Save me, please, (E)from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and [e]attack me and the (F)mothers with the children. 12 For You said, ‘(G)I will assuredly [f]make you prosper and (H)make your [g]descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”
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- Genesis 32:9 Lit do good with you
- Genesis 32:10 Lit I am less than all
- Genesis 32:10 I.e., generosity
- Genesis 32:10 Or truth
- Genesis 32:11 Lit strike
- Genesis 32:12 Lit do good with you
- Genesis 32:12 Lit seed
Genesis 32:9-12
The Message
9-12 And then Jacob prayed, “God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, God who told me, ‘Go back to your parents’ homeland and I’ll treat you well.’ I don’t deserve all the love and loyalty you’ve shown me. When I left here and crossed the Jordan I only had the clothes on my back, and now look at me—two camps! Save me, please, from the violence of my brother, my angry brother! I’m afraid he’ll come and attack us all, me, the mothers and the children. You yourself said, ‘I will treat you well; I’ll make your descendants like the sands of the sea, far too many to count.’”
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