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Genesis 32:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 32:11

Verse 11 of 32

Scripture focus

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.

Genesis 32:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 32:11

Theological / Devotional

The mother with the children. Literally, “the mother upon the children.” The picture is of a mother who casts herself upon her children to protect them with her own body from the killer. Jacob knew that if provoked, his brother would not hesitate to slay them one and all. He feared for the worst.

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