Gen 32:11 | NETfull | STEP | Rescue me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.

Genesis 32:11

11 Rescue me, ^{▼▼ The imperative has the force of a prayer here, not a command.} I pray, from the hand ^{▼▼ The “hand” here is a metonymy for “power.”} of my brother Esau, ^{▼▼ Heb “from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau.”} for I am afraid he will come ^{▼▼ Heb “for I am afraid of him, lest he come.”} and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children. ^{▼▼ Heb “me, [the] mother upon [the] sons.” The first person pronoun “me” probably means here “me and mine,” as the following clause suggests.}