And
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
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Genesis 32
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And
when Jacob
saw them, he
said, This is God's host :
and
he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
When he
saw them, Jacob
said, "
This is God's host ."
He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And
Jacob sent messengers before
him to Esau his brother unto
the land of Seir, the country
of Edom.
Jacob sent messengers in
front
of
him to Esau ,
his brother ,
to
the land of Seir, the field
of Edom.
And
he commanded them, saying, Thus
shall ye
speak
unto
my lord Esau ;
Thy
servant Jacob saith
thus
, I have sojourned
with Laban, and stayed there
until now :
He commanded them, saying, "This
is
what
you
shall tell
my lord ,
Esau :
'This
is
what
your
servant ,
Jacob, says.
I have lived
as
a
foreigner
with Laban, and stayed until now .
And
I have oxen, and
asses
, flocks, and
menservants
, and womenservants:
and
I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace
in thy
sight.
I have oxen, donkeys
, flocks, men-servants
, and maid-servants.
I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor
in your
sight. '"
And
the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy
brother Esau, and
also
he cometh
to meet thee
, and four hundred men with him.
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "
We came to your
brother Esau .
Not
only
that
, but
he comes
to meet you
, and four hundred men with him. "
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
;
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was
distressed: and he divided the people who
were
with him, and the flocks, and the
herds, and the camels, into two companies
;
And said, If Esau come
to the one company, and smite
it, then the other
company which is left shall
escape.
and he
said, "
If Esau comes
to the one company, and strikes
it, then the company which is left will
escape. "
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:
Jacob said, "
God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh,
who
said
to
me, '
Return to
your
country, and to your
relatives
, and I will do
you
good.'
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies
, and of all the truth, which thou
hast
showed
unto
thy
servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am
become two bands
.
I am not worthy of the least of all the loving
kindnesses
, and of all the truth, which you
have
shown
to
your
servant; for with just
my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I have
become two companies
.
Deliver me ,
I
pray
thee,
from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will
come and smite
me, and the mother
with the children.
Please
deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and strike
me, and the mothers
with the children.
And
thou
saidst
, I will surely do thee
good, and make thy
seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot
be numbered for
multitude
.
You
said
, '
I will surely do you
good, and make your
seed as the sand of the sea, which can't
be numbered because
there
are
so
many
. '"
And
he lodged there that same
night ;
and took of
that which came
to
his
hand
a present for Esau his brother ;
He lodged there that night ,
and took from
that which he
had
with
him,
a present for Esau ,
his brother :
Two hundred she
goats ,
and twenty he
goats, two hundred ewes ,
and twenty rams,
two hundred female
goats and twenty male
goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
Thirty milch
camels with
their colts, forty kine
, and
ten bulls, twenty she asses,
and ten foals.
thirty milk
camels and
their colts, forty cows
, ten bulls, twenty she -donkeys
and ten foals.
And
he delivered them into the hand
of his servants, every drove
by themselves;
and said unto
his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt
drove
and drove
.
He delivered them into the hands
of his servants, every herd
by itself,
and said to
his servants, "
Pass over before me, and put a space between
herd
and herd
. "
And
he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth
thee
, and asketh
thee
, saying, Whose art
thou
? and
whither
goest
thou
? and
whose are these before thee
?
He commanded the foremost, saying, "
When Esau ,
my brother, meets
you,
and asks
you
, saying, '
Whose are
you
? Where
are
you
going
? Whose are these before you
? '
Then thou
shalt
say, They be
thy
servant Jacob's ;
it is a present sent unto
my lord Esau:
and
, behold, also
he is behind us.
Then you
shall
say, '
They are
your
servant ,
Jacob's .
It is a present sent to
my lord, Esau.
Behold, he also
is behind us. '"
And
so
commanded
he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves
, saying, On
this manner
shall ye
speak unto
Esau, when ye
find him.
He commanded
also
the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds
, saying, "
This is
how
you
shall speak to
Esau, when you
find him.
And
say ye
moreover
, Behold, thy
servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth
before me, and afterward I will see his face ;
peradventure
he will accept of
me.
You
shall
say, 'Not
only
that,
but
behold, your
servant ,
Jacob ,
is behind us. '"
For ,
he said, "
I will appease him with the present that goes
before me, and afterward I will see his face .
Perhaps
he will accept me. "
So went
the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company
.
So the present passed
over before him: and he
himself lodged that night in the camp
.
And
he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants
, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids
, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of
the
Jabbok.
And
he took them, and sent them over the brook
, and sent over that he had.
He took them, and sent them over the stream
, and sent over that which
he had.
And
Jacob was left alone ;
and there
wrestled a man with
him
until the breaking of the day.
Jacob was left alone ,
and wrestled with
a man there
until the breaking of the day.
And
when he saw that he prevailed
not
against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ;
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out
of
joint
, as he wrestled with
him
.
When he saw that he didn't
prevail
against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ,
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained
, as he wrestled.
And
he
said, Let me go, for the day breaketh
. And
he
said, I will
not
let thee
go, except
thou
bless me.
The
man
said, "
Let me go, for the day breaks
. "
Jacob
said, "
I won't
let you
go, unless
you
bless me. "
And
he said unto
him, What is thy
name? And
he said, Jacob.
He said to
him, "
What is your
name? "
He said, "
Jacob. "
And
he said, Thy
name shall
be called no
more
Jacob, but Israel :
for as
a
prince
hast
thou
power
with God and with men, and hast
prevailed.
He said, "Your
name will
no
longer
be called '
Jacob, '
but ,
'
Israel ,'
for you
have
fought
with God and with men, and have
prevailed. "
And
Jacob asked him, and
said,
Tell me ,
I
pray
thee,
thy
name. And
he said, Wherefore
is it that thou
dost
ask after
my name? And
he blessed him there.
Jacob asked him, "Please
tell me your
name. "
He said, "Why
is it that you
ask what
my name is
? "
He blessed him there.
And
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for ,
he
said,
"
I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. "
And
as
he
passed
over
Penuel
the sun rose upon
him, and he halted
upon
his thigh.
The sun rose on
him as
he
passed
over
Peniel
, and he limped
because
of
his thigh.
Therefore the children of Israel eat not
of
the sinew which
shrank
, which is upon
the hollow of the thigh, unto
this day :
because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that
shrank
.
Therefore the children of Israel don't
eat the sinew of
the
hip
, which is on
the hollow of the thigh, to
this day ,
because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of
the
hip
.
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