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 [a]mother upon the children.

12 And thou saidest, I will surely do to thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

13 ¶ And he tarried there that same night and took of that which came to hand, a [b]present for Esau his brother:

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:11 Meaning, he will put all to death. This proverb cometh of them which kill the bird together with his young ones.
  2. Genesis 32:13 Not distrusting God’s assistance, but using such means as God had given him.

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