Berean Standard Bible
“During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.”
Jacob is returning home after twenty years away and has just learned that his brother Esau is coming to meet him with four hundred men. He sends his family and belongings ahead across the Jabbok stream while he stays behind alone.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
World English Bible (WEB)
He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.
King James Version (KJV)
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y levantóse aquella noche, y tomó sus dos mujeres, y sus dos siervas, y sus once hijos, y pasó el vado de Jaboc.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero durante la noche, Jacob se levantó y despertó a sus dos esposas, a las concubinas y a los once hijos y los hizo cruzar el Jordán por el vado de Jaboc. Enseguida regresó al campamento y se quedó solo allí. Y un varón luchó con él hasta el alba.
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