¶ Moreover Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Lord, which (A)saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good.

10 I am not [a]worthy of the least of all the mercies, and all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant: for with my [b]staff came I over this Jordan, and now have I gotten two bands.

11 I pray thee, Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the [c]mother upon the children.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:10 Hebrew, I am less than all thy mercies.
  2. Genesis 32:10 That is, poor and without all provision.
  3. Genesis 32:11 Meaning, he will put all to death. This proverb cometh of them which kill the bird together with his young ones.

Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham,(A) God of my father Isaac,(B) Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’(C) 10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness(D) you have shown your servant. I had only my staff(E) when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.(F) 11 Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid(G) he will come and attack me,(H) and also the mothers with their children.(I)

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