Jacob said, “O (A)God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who said to me, ‘(B)Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will [a]prosper you,’ 10 [b]I am unworthy (C)of all the lovingkindness and of all the [c]faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant; for with my staff only I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies. 11 (D)Deliver me, I pray, (E)from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and [d]attack me and the (F)mothers with the children.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:9 Lit do good with you
  2. Genesis 32:10 Lit I am less than all
  3. Genesis 32:10 Or truth
  4. Genesis 32:11 Lit smite

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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