Genesis 32:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

Young's Literal Translation
and saith, ‘If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it—then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.’

King James Bible
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Hebrew
He thought,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

Esau
עֵשָׂ֛ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

comes
יָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and attacks
וְהִכָּ֑הוּ (wə·hik·kā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

one
הָאַחַ֖ת (hā·’a·ḥaṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

camp,
הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

then
וְהָיָ֛ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the other
הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר (han·niš·’ār)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

camp
הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

can escape.”
לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃ (lip̄·lê·ṭāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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