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Berean Standard Bible

“Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.”

Genesis 32:11

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Jacob is returning home after twenty years, and he hears that his brother Esau is coming to meet him with four hundred men. Jacob divides his household in fear and prays.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.

World English Bible (WEB)

Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and strike me, and the mothers with the children.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Líbrame ahora de la mano de mi hermano, de la mano de Esaú, porque le temo; no venga quizá, y me hiera la madre con los hijos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Te suplico que me libres del furor de mi hermano Esaú! Tengo miedo, un miedo terrible de que él venga a matarme, y mate también a estas mujeres y a sus hijos.

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