2And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps.


In Context

1 Jacob also went on the journey he had begun: and the angels of God met him.

2 And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps.

3 And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:

4 And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day.

Genesis 32:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:2When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God!" So he named that place Mahanaim.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:2And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:2And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:2And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:2When he saw them, Jacob said, |This is God's army.| He called the name of that place Mahanaim.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:2and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, 'This is the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place 'Two Camps.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.