Parallel Verses
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.
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 (
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.
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.
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 When, Jacob, had gone on his way, there met him, messengers of God. 2 And Jacob said, when he saw them, the camp of God, is this! So he called the name of that place, Mahanaim. 3 Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:8
But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Joshua 21:38
And, out of the tribe of Gad, a city of refuge for the manslayer - even Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture land, - and Mahanaim, with her pasture land;
Joshua 5:14
And he said - Nay, but, I, as prince of the host of Yahweh, have, now, come. So Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said unto him, What is my lord speaking unto his servant?
2 Samuel 17:24
When, David, had come to Mahanaim, Absolom, had passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
1 Kings 2:8
Lo! also, there is with thee - Shimei son of Gera a Benjamite, of Behurim, well, he, it was who cursed me with a grievous curse; on the day I journeyed to Mahanaim, - but he, came down to meet me, at the Jordan, and so I sware to him by Yahweh, saying - I will not put thee to death, with the sword.
Luke 2:13
And, suddenly, there came to be, with the messenger, the throng of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying -
2 Samuel 2:12
And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:26-27
And Israel and Absolom encamped in the land of Gilead.
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo, towards Mahanaim;
2 Kings 6:17
Then prayed Elisha, and said, O Yahweh! open, I beseech thee, his eyes, that he may see. And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and lo! the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.
Psalm 34:7
The messenger of Yahweh encampeth around them who revere him, Thus hath he delivered them.
Psalm 103:21
Bless Yahweh, all ye his hosts, Attendants of his, doing his pleasure;
Psalm 148:2
Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;
Song of Songs 6:13
THEYReturn, return, O Shulamite, Return, return, that we may look on thee! SHEWhat would ye look on in the Shulamite? THEYAs it were the dance of a double camp --
Daniel 10:20
And he said, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? But, now, must I return to fight with the ruler of Persia; I, therefore am going forth, and lo! the ruler of Greece, is coming.