For he said, If Esau come to the one company and smite it, the other company shall escape.

¶ Moreover Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Lord, which (A)saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good.

10 I am not [a]worthy of the least of all the mercies, and all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant: for with my [b]staff came I over this Jordan, and now have I gotten two bands.

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  1. Genesis 32:10 Hebrew, I am less than all thy mercies.
  2. Genesis 32:10 That is, poor and without all provision.

He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group,[a] the group[b] that is left may escape.”

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)

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  1. Genesis 32:8 Or camp
  2. Genesis 32:8 Or camp