When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s (A)camp.” And he called the name of that place [a]Mahanaim.

Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother (B)in the land of Seir, (C)the [b]country of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:2 Lit. Double Camp
  2. Genesis 32:3 Lit. field

When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!”(A) So he named that place Mahanaim.[a](B)

Jacob sent messengers(C) ahead of him to his brother Esau(D) in the land of Seir,(E) the country of Edom.(F)

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  1. Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.

And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s [a]camp.” So he named that place [b](A)Mahanaim.

Then Jacob (B)sent messengers ahead of himself to his brother Esau in the land of (C)Seir, the [c]country of (D)Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:2 Or company
  2. Genesis 32:2 I.e., Two Camps, or Two Companies
  3. Genesis 32:3 Lit field