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Genesis 32:6–9

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¶ 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.
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;
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
¶ 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:
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From verse 6

  1. Genesis 33:1Rank 1 from verse 6
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    1AND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

  2. Amos 5:19Rank 2 from verse 6
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    19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  3. Genesis 27:40–41Rank 3 from verse 6
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    40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

  4. Genesis 32:11Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11Deliver 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.

  5. Genesis 32:8Rank 5 from verse 6
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    8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

From verse 7

  1. Genesis 35:3Rank 1 from verse 7
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    3And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

  2. 2 Corinthians 1:4Rank 2 from verse 7
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    4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:8–10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

    9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  4. 2 Timothy 3:12Rank 4 from verse 7
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    12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

  5. Acts 14:22Rank 5 from verse 7
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    22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

  6. Exodus 14:10Rank 6 from verse 7
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    10¶ And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.

  7. Genesis 32:11Rank 7 from verse 7
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    11Deliver 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.

  8. Isaiah 28:26Rank 8 from verse 7
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    26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

  9. John 16:33Rank 9 from verse 7
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  10. Matthew 10:16Rank 10 from verse 7
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    16¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

  11. Matthew 8:26Rank 11 from verse 7
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    26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

  12. Proverbs 2:11Rank 12 from verse 7
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    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

  13. Psalms 107:6Rank 13 from verse 7
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    6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

  14. Psalms 142:4Rank 14 from verse 7
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    4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

  15. Psalms 18:4–5Rank 15 from verse 7
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    4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

    5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

  16. Psalms 31:13Rank 16 from verse 7
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    13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

  17. Psalms 55:4–5Rank 17 from verse 7
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    4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

    5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

  18. Psalms 61:2Rank 18 from verse 7
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    2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

  19. Psalms 112:5Rank 19 from verse 7
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    5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

From verse 8

  1. Genesis 33:1–3Rank 1 from verse 8
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    1AND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

    2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

    3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  2. Matthew 10:16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    16¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

From verse 9

  1. Genesis 31:42Rank 1 from verse 9
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    42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  2. Psalms 34:4–6Rank 2 from verse 9
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    4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

    5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  3. Genesis 28:13Rank 3 from verse 9
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    13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

  4. Genesis 31:13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

  5. Genesis 31:3Rank 5 from verse 9
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    3And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

  6. Genesis 31:53Rank 6 from verse 9
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    53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  7. Psalms 50:15Rank 7 from verse 9
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  8. 1 Samuel 30:6Rank 8 from verse 9
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    6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

  9. 2 Chronicles 20:6Rank 9 from verse 9
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    6And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

  10. 2 Chronicles 32:20Rank 10 from verse 9
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    20And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

  11. Genesis 17:7Rank 11 from verse 9
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  12. Genesis 31:29Rank 12 from verse 9
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    29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  13. Philippians 4:6–7Rank 13 from verse 9
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

    7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

  14. Psalms 91:15Rank 14 from verse 9
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    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  15. 2 Chronicles 20:12Rank 15 from verse 9
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    12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

  16. Exodus 3:6Rank 16 from verse 9
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    6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

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Genesis 32:6

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messengers

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Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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returned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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meet

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Sense 1: To come or bring together, encounter, assemble, or join. Sense 2: Fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, or qualified.

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Genesis 32:7

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distressed

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Suffering great pain or torture; severely afflicted; harassed; oppressed with calamity or misfortune.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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bands

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1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.

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Genesis 32:8

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

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smite

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To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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escape

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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

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Genesis 32:9

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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kindred

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1. Relatives or a family or clan connected by descent. 2. By extension, a people group of shared lineage.

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deal

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Sense 1: A portion, share, or measured quantity. Sense 2: To distribute, conduct oneself, or act toward another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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32:7Then 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;

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32:8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

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32:9¶ 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:

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32:10I 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.

32:11Deliver 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.

32:12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

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