Parallel Verses
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.
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
Along the way God's angels met Jacob.
2 Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:8
Ner's son Abner, commander of Saul's army, took Saul's son Ishbosheth and brought him to Mahanaim.
Joshua 21:38
From the tribe of Gad they received four cities: Ramoth in Gilead, with pasturelands, one of the cities of refuge, Mahanaim,
Joshua 5:14
He said: No, but as captain of the camp of Jehovah I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down and said: What does my lord say to his servant?
2 Samuel 17:24
David went to the town of Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan River with the army of Israel.
1 Kings 2:8
There is also Shimei son of Gera, from the town of Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a bitter curse the day I went to Mahanaim. When he met me at the Jordan River, I gave him my solemn promise in the name of Jehovah, saying, 'I will not have you killed by the sword.'
Luke 2:13
Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God, and saying:
2 Samuel 2:12
One time Abner and the soldiers of Ishbosheth left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:26-27
The Israelites under Absalom's command set up camp in the region of Gilead.
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo: the district of Mahanaim.
2 Kings 6:17
Elisha prayed: O Jehovah, open his eyes that he may see. Jehovah answered his prayer. Elisha's servant looked up and saw the hillside covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of Jehovah camps around those who reverence him, and he rescues them.
Psalm 103:21
Bless Jehovah all his hosts. Bless Jehovah you ministers of his who do his will.
Psalm 148:2
Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, his entire heavenly army.
Song of Songs 6:13
(Beloved and his Friends) Return, return, O Shulamite return, return, that we may look at you. (The Shulamite) What will you see in the Shulamite? It was the company of two camps.
Daniel 10:20
Then he said: Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. The prince of Greece will also come.