Genesis 32:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
was greatlyמְאֹ֖ד
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
afraidוַיִּירָ֧א
(vai·yi·ra)
3372a: to feara prim. root
and distressed; 
 
6887a: to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or crampeda prim. root
and he dividedוַיַּ֜חַץ
(vai·ya·chatz)
2673: to dividea prim. root
the peopleהָעָ֣ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were with him, and the flocksהַצֹּ֧אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
and the herdsהַבָּקָ֛ר
(hab·ba·kar)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
and the camels,וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖ים
(ve·hag·ge·mal·lim)
1581: a camelfrom gamal
into twoלִשְׁנֵ֥י
(lish·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
companies;מַחֲנֹֽות׃
(ma·cha·no·vt.)
4264: an encampment, campfrom chanah


















KJV Lexicon
Then Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
was greatly
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
afraid
yare'  (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
and distressed
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress -- be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.;
and he divided
chatsah  (khaw-tsaw')
to cut or split in two; to halve -- divide, live out half, reach to the midst, participle
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that was with him and the flocks
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and herds
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
and the camels
gamal  (gaw-mawl')
a camel -- camel.
into two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
bands
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and the herds and the camels, into two companies;

King James Bible
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; he divided the people with him into two camps, along with the flocks, cattle, and camels.

International Standard Version
Feeling mounting terror and distress, Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, doing the same with the flocks, the cattle, and the camels.

NET Bible
Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob was terrified and distressed. So he divided the people, the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels into two camps.

King James 2000 Bible
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
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