Genesis 32:2

KJV

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

— Genesis 32:2, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 32 connects to 10 cross-references. Jacob prepares to meet Esau by sending messengers and gifts ahead; hearing that Esau comes with four hundred men, he divides his camp and prays for deliverance. During the night at the Jabbok, a man wrestles with Jacob until dawn; …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

YLT

and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, `This <FI>is<Fi> the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place `Two Camps.'

BBE

And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.

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