Genesis 32:2
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And when Iacob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste: and hee called the name of that place †Mahanaim.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, two hostes or campes.
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- 2 Samuel 2:8Rank 1 from verse 2
- Joshua 21:38Rank 2 from verse 2
- Joshua 5:14Rank 3 from verse 2
14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
14And he said, Nay, but as ‖captaine of the hoste of the LORD am I now come. And Ioshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said vnto him, What saith my LORD vnto his seruant?
- 1 Kings 2:8Rank 4 from verse 2
8And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
8And behold, thou hast with thee *Shimei the sonne of Gera, a Beniamite of Bahurim, which cursed mee with a †grieuous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iordane, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, *I will not put thee to death with the sword.
- 2 Samuel 17:24Rank 5 from verse 2
- Psalms 148:2Rank 7 from verse 2
- Psalms 34:7Rank 8 from verse 2
- 1 Kings 4:14Rank 9 from verse 2
- 2 Kings 6:17Rank 10 from verse 2
17And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
17And Elisha prayed, and sayde, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and hee saw: and behold, the mountaine was full of horses, and charets of fire round about Elisha.
- 2 Samuel 17:26–27Rank 11 from verse 2
26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
27¶ And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
27¶ And it came to passe when Dauid was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the sonne of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the sonne of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite, of Rogelim,
- 2 Samuel 2:12Rank 12 from verse 2
- Daniel 10:20Rank 13 from verse 2
20Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
20Then said hee, Knowest thou wherefore I come vnto thee? and now will I returne to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, loe, the prince of Grecia shall come.
- Psalms 103:21Rank 14 from verse 2
- Song of Solomon 6:13Rank 15 from verse 2
13Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
13‖Returne, returne, O Shulamite; returne, returne, that we may looke vpon thee: what will yee see in the Shulamite? as it were the company of two armies.
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Genesis 32:2
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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32:1AND Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
32:1¶ And Iacob went on his way, and the Angels of God met him.
32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
32:2And when Iacob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste: and hee called the name of that place †Mahanaim.
Selected passage32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
32:3And Iacob sent messengers before him, to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir, the †countrey of Edom.
32:4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
32:4And he commaunded them, saying, Thus shall ye speake vnto my LORD Esau, Thy seruant Iacob saith thus, I haue soiourned with Laban, and stayed there vntill now.
32:5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
32:5And I haue oxen, and asses, flockes, and men seruants and women seruants: and I haue sent to tell my LORD, that I may find grace in thy sight.