Genesis 32:2

32:2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, ¹  “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim. ² 

Genesis 32:7

32:7 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.

Genesis 33:8

33:8 Esau ³  then asked, “What did you intend ⁴  by sending all these herds to meet me?” ⁵  Jacob ⁶  replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

[32:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jacob said when he saw them.”

[32:2]  ² sn The name Mahanaim apparently means “two camps.” Perhaps the two camps were those of God and of Jacob.

[33:8]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “Who to you?”

[33:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “all this camp which I met.”

[33:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.