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Bible in Basic English
And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
New American Standard Bible
Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s
King James Version
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Holman Bible
When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s camp.” So he called that place Mahanaim.
International Standard Version
As he was watching them, Jacob said, "This must be God's camp," so he named that place Mahanaim.
A Conservative Version
And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's camp. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
American Standard Version
And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Amplified
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp.” So he named that place Mahanaim (
Darby Translation
And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say when seeing them, This the camp of God: and he will call the name of that place the camps.
King James 2000
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And when he saw them, Jacob said, "This [is] the camp of God!" And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Modern King James verseion
And when Jacob saw them he said, This is God's camp. And he called the name of that place Two Camps.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when Jacob saw them, he said, "This is God's host," and called the name of that same place Mahanaim.
NET Bible
When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, "This is the camp of God!" So he named that place Mahanaim.
New Heart English Bible
When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's army." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jacob said, when he saw them, the camp of God, is this! So he called the name of that place, Mahanaim.
Webster
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
World English Bible
When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's army." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, 'This is the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place 'Two Camps.'
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 32:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Fears Esau
1 And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God. 2 And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim. 3 Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:8
Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,
Joshua 21:38
And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;
Joshua 5:14
And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?
2 Samuel 17:24
And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.
1 Kings 2:8
Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the sword.
Luke 2:13
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,
2 Samuel 2:12
And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:26-27
And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
Psalm 103:21
Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
Psalm 148:2
Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
Song of Songs 6:13
Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. What will you see in the Shulammite? A sword-dance.
Daniel 10:20
Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings: