Genesis Chapter 32 verse 8 Holy Bible
and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape.
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And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.
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And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.
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And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
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And said, If Esau shall come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left, will escape.
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and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."
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and saith, `If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it -- then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe thought,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו (‘ê·śāw)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaaccomesיָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goand attacksוְהִכָּ֑הוּ (wə·hik·kā·hū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikeoneהָאַחַ֖ת (hā·’a·ḥaṯ)Article | Number - feminine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstcamp,הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 4264: An encampment, an armythenוְהָיָ֛ה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bethe otherהַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר (han·niš·’ār)Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundantcampהַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 4264: An encampment, an armycan escape.”לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃ (lip̄·lê·ṭāh)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portionJump to PreviousAttack Attacks Camp Company Destroys Esau Escape Group Makes Meeting Others Safely Smite Smitten Strikes Thinking Thought Troop