Genesis 32:9

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֒ ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֮ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
God	אֱלֹהֵי֙ 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
father	אָבִ֣י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
God	וֵאלֹהֵ֖י ve.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
father	אָבִ֣י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Isaac	יִצְחָ֑ק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
LORD	יְהוָ֞ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
saidst	הָאֹמֵ֣ר ha.'o.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Return	שׁ֧וּב shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
country	לְאַרְצְךָ֛ le.'ar.tze.Kha	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
kindred	וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ u.le.mo.lad.te.Kha	H4138	nativity (plural birth-place) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
well	וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה ve.'ei.Ti.vah	H3190	to be (causative) make well · conjunction + verb, hiphil infinitive construct, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath…
Psalms 34:4-6 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest,…
Genesis 31:3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and…
Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God u…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:9-12

Our rule is to call upon God in the time of trouble; we have here an example to this rule, and the success encourages us to follow this example. It was now a time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it; and here we have him praying for that salvation, Jer 30:7. In his distress he sought the Lord, and he heard him. Note, Times of fear should be times of prayer; whatever frightens us should drive us to our knees, to our God. Jacob had lately seen his guard of angels, but, in this distress, he applied to God, not to them; he knew they were his fellow-servants, Rev 22:9. Nor did he consult Laban's teraphim; it was enough for him that he had a God to go to. To him he addresses himsel…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:9

Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham--In this great emergency, he had recourse to prayer. This is the first recorded example of prayer in the Bible. It is short, earnest, and bearing directly on the occasion. The appeal is made to God, as standing in a covenant relation to his family, just as we ought to put our hopes of acceptance with God in Christ. It pleads the special promise made to him of a safe return; and after a most humble and affecting confession of unworthiness, it breathes an earnest desire for deliverance from the impending danger. It was the prayer of a kind husband, an affectionate father, a firm believer in the promises.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:9

O God of my father Abraham, etc. - This prayer is remarkable for its simplicity and energy; and it is a model too for prayer, of which it contains the essential constituents: - 1. Deep self-abasement. 2. Magnification of God's mercy. 3. Deprecation of the evil to which he was exposed. 4. Pleading the promises that God had made to him. And, 5. Taking encouragement from what God had already wrought.

John Gill on Genesis 32:9

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,.... In this distress he does not consult the teraphim Rachel had taken from her father; nor does he call upon the hosts of angels that had just appeared to him, to help, protect, and guard him; but to God only, the God of his fathers, who had promised great things to them, and had done great things for them; who was their God in covenant, as he was his also, though he makes no mention of it, and who was heir of the promises made to them, the birthright and blessing being entailed upon him: the Lord which saidst unto me, return unto thy country, and to thy kindred; the same God had appeared to him, when in Laban's house,…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 9 and 10.) And Jacob said, O God of my father Isaac, Lord, who said to me, Return to your land and I will bless you: I am less than all your mercies, and all your truth, which you have shown to your servant. For because of what we have done, I am less, something else I do not know, which disturbs the meaning, is contained in the Greek and Latin codices.
— Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis

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Dictionary and topics

Prayer · Plead in the: Promises of God — Plead in the: Promises of God
Prayer, Private · Exemplified: Jacob — Exemplified: Jacob
Promises Of God, The · Saints: Plead in prayer — Saints: Plead in prayer
Prudence · .Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau — .Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 32:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:9-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:9

Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:9

John Gill on Genesis 32:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 32:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:9-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:9

Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:9

John Gill on Genesis 32:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 32:9

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 32:8-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 32:9-12