Genesis 32:11
“Deliver 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau,.... For though his brother, it was his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 32:1-32
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the mother with the children - He must have had an awful opinion of his brother when he used this expression, which…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 32:9-12
Our rule is to call upon God in the time of trouble; we have here an example to this rule, and the success encourages us…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
from the hand of Esau Jacob in his prayer makes no reference to the possible cause of Esau's anger, and expresses no…
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