Genesis 32
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- 1And Jacob went on his way; and the angels of God met him.
- 2And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- 3And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.
- 4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus -- With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;
- וַיְצַ֤ו
- אֹתָם֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- כֹּ֣ה
- כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
- תֹאמְר֔וּן
- לַֽאדֹנִ֖י
- לְעֵשָׂ֑ו
- כֹּ֤ה
- כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
- אָמַר֙
- אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH0559
- עַבְדְּךָ֣
- יַעֲקֹ֔ב
- יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- לָבָ֣ן
- לָבָ֣ןla.VanLabanH3837A
- גַּ֔רְתִּי
- גַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiI have sojournedH1481A
- וָאֵחַ֖ר
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עָֽתָּה׃
- עָֽתָּה'A.tahnowH6258
- 5and I have oxen, and asses, sheep, and bondmen, and bondwomen; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thine eyes.
- 6And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau; and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
- וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙
- הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים
- אֶֽל־
- אֶֽל'el-toH0413
- יַעֲקֹ֖ב
- יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- לֵאמֹ֑ר
- בָּ֤אנוּ
- בָּ֤אנוּBa.nuwe wentH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אָחִ֙יךָ֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עֵשָׂ֔ו
- עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215G
- וְגַם֙
- הֹלֵ֣ךְ
- הֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[he is] comingH1980H
- לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔
- וְאַרְבַּע־
- מֵא֥וֹת
- מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH0376G
- עִמּֽוֹ׃
- 7Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops.
- 8And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.
- 9And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,
- וַיֹּאמֶר֮
- יַעֲקֹב֒
- יַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- אֱלֹהֵי֙
- אֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiO God ofH0430G
- אָבִ֣י
- אַבְרָהָ֔ם
- אַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- וֵאלֹהֵ֖י
- אָבִ֣י
- יִצְחָ֑ק
- יִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- יְהוָ֞ה
- יְהוָ֞הYah.wehO YahwehH3068G
- הָאֹמֵ֣ר
- אֵלַ֗י
- שׁ֧וּב
- שׁ֧וּבshuvreturnH7725G
- לְאַרְצְךָ֛
- וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖
- וְאֵיטִ֥יבָה
- עִמָּֽךְ׃
- 10-- I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.
- קָטֹ֜נְתִּי
- קָטֹ֜נְתִּיka.To.ne.tiI am [too] insignificantH6994
- מִכֹּ֤ל
- הַחֲסָדִים֙
- וּמִכָּל־
- הָ֣אֱמֶ֔ת
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עָשִׂ֖יתָ
- עָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.tayou have doneH6213A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בְמַקְלִ֗י
- עָבַ֙רְתִּי֙
- עָבַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Var.tiI passed overH5674A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- וְעַתָּ֥ה
- הָיִ֖יתִי
- הָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiI have becomeH1961
- לִשְׁנֵ֥י
- מַחֲנֽוֹת׃
- מַחֲנֽוֹתma.cha.NotcampsH4264
- קָטֹ֜נְתִּי
- 11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, [supplied: and] the mother with the children.
- הַצִּילֵ֥נִי
- נָ֛א
- נָ֛אna'pleaseH4994
- מִיַּ֥ד
- אָחִ֖י
- מִיַּ֣ד
- עֵשָׂ֑ו
- עֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavEsauH6215G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- יָרֵ֤א
- יָרֵ֤אya.Re'[am] fearingH3373
- אָנֹכִי֙
- אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH0595
- אֹת֔וֹ
- פֶּן־
- פֶּןpen-lestH6435
- יָב֣וֹא
- יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'he should comeH0935G
- וְהִכַּ֔נִי
- אֵ֖ם
- אֵ֖ם'emmotherH0517
- עַל־
- עַל'al-withH5921A
- בָּנִֽים׃
- בָּנִֽיםba.NimchildrenH1121A
- 12And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
- וְאַתָּ֣ה
- אָמַ֔רְתָּ
- אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou have saidH0559
- הֵיטֵ֥ב
- הֵיטֵ֥בhei.Tevcertainly <to do good>H3190
- אֵיטִ֖יב
- אֵיטִ֖יב'ei.TivI will do goodH3190
- עִמָּ֑ךְ
- וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י
- אֶֽת־
- אֶֽת'et-<obj.>H0853
- זַרְעֲךָ֙
- כְּח֣וֹל
- הַיָּ֔ם
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יִסָּפֵ֖ר
- יִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.Ferit will be countedH5608A
- מֵרֹֽב׃
- 13And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother --
- 14two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats; two hundred ewes, and twenty rams;
- 15thirty milch camels with their colts; forty kine, and ten bulls; twenty she-asses, and ten young asses.
- גְּמַלִּ֧ים
- גְּמַלִּ֧יםge.ma.LimcamelsH1581
- מֵינִיק֛וֹת
- מֵינִיק֛וֹתmei.ni.KotsucklingH3243H
- וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
- פָּר֤וֹת
- פָּר֤וֹתpa.RotcowsH6510
- אַרְבָּעִים֙
- אַרְבָּעִים֙'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- וּפָרִ֣ים
- עֲשָׂרָ֔ה
- עֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahtenH6235
- אֲתֹנֹ֣ת
- אֲתֹנֹ֣ת'a.to.Notfemale donkeysH0860
- עֶשְׂרִ֔ים
- עֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
- וַעְיָרִ֖ם
- עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
- עֲשָׂרָֽה'a.sa.RahtenH6235
- גְּמַלִּ֧ים
- 16And he delivered [supplied: them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
- וַיִּתֵּן֙
- בְּיַד־
- עֲבָדָ֔יו
- עֵ֥דֶר
- עֵ֥דֶר'E.derherdH5739
- עֵ֖דֶר
- עֵ֖דֶר'E.derherdH5739
- לְבַדּ֑וֹ
- וַ֤יֹּאמֶר
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עֲבָדָיו֙
- עִבְר֣וּ
- עִבְר֣וּ'iv.Rupass overH5674A
- לְפָנַ֔י
- וְרֶ֣וַח
- תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ
- תָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muyou will putH7760H
- בֵּ֥ין
- בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH0996G
- עֵ֖דֶר
- עֵ֖דֶר'E.dera herdH5739
- וּבֵ֥ין
- עֵֽדֶר׃
- עֵֽדֶר'E.dera herdH5739
- 17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?
- 18-- then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.
- 19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him.
- וַיְצַ֞ו
- גַּ֣ם
- גַּ֣םgambothH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַשֵּׁנִ֗י
- גַּ֚ם
- גַּ֚םgamas well asH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י
- גַּ֚ם
- גַּ֚םgamas well asH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַהֹ֣לְכִ֔ים
- אַחֲרֵ֥י
- אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReibehindH0310A
- הָעֲדָרִ֖ים
- לֵאמֹ֑ר
- כַּדָּבָ֤ר
- הַזֶּה֙
- תְּדַבְּר֣וּן
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עֵשָׂ֔ו
- עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215G
- בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם
- אֹתֽוֹ׃
- 20And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me.
- וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם
- גַּ֗ם
- גַּ֗םGamalsoH1571
- הִנֵּ֛ה
- הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehthere!H2009
- עַבְדְּךָ֥
- יַעֲקֹ֖ב
- יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- אַחֲרֵ֑ינוּ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- אָמַ֞ר
- אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saidH0559
- אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה
- אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahI will coverH3722A
- פָנָ֗יו
- בַּמִּנְחָה֙
- הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת
- לְפָנָ֔י
- וְאַחֲרֵי־
- כֵן֙
- כֵן֙khenthusH3651C
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhI will seeH7200G
- פָנָ֔יו
- אוּלַ֖י
- אוּלַ֖י'u.LaiperhapsH0194
- יִשָּׂ֥א
- יִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'he will lift upH5375Q
- פָנָֽי׃
- 21And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
- 22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok;
- וַיָּ֣קָם׀
- בַּלַּ֣יְלָה
- ה֗וּא
- ה֗וּאHu'thatH1931
- וַיִּקַּ֞ח
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁתֵּ֤י
- שְׁתֵּ֤יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
- נָשָׁיו֙
- וְאֶת־
- שְׁתֵּ֣י
- שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
- שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו
- וְאֶת־
- אַחַ֥ד
- אַחַ֥ד'a.Chadone [plus]H0259
- עָשָׂ֖ר
- עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SartenH6240
- יְלָדָ֑יו
- וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- מַעֲבַ֥ר
- מַעֲבַ֥רma.'a.Var[the] ford ofH4569A
- יַבֹּֽק׃
- יַבֹּֽקya.BokJabbokH2999
- 23and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.
- 24And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.
- 25And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the joint of his thigh; and the joint of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with him.
- 26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
- 27And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
- 28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- לֹ֤א
- לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
- יַעֲקֹב֙
- יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- יֵאָמֵ֥ר
- יֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.Merit will be calledH0559
- עוֹד֙
- עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
- שִׁמְךָ֔
- כִּ֖י
- כִּ֖יkithatH3588B
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- שָׂרִ֧יתָ
- שָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.tayou have struggledH8280
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- וְעִם־
- אֲנָשִׁ֖ים
- אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimpeopleH0582
- וַתּוּכָֽל׃
- 29And Jacob asked and said, Tell [supplied: me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, How is it that thou askest after my name? And he blessed him there.
- 30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel -- For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.
- וַיִּקְרָ֧א
- יַעֲקֹ֛ב
- יַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- שֵׁ֥ם
- שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name ofH8034
- הַמָּק֖וֹם
- פְּנִיאֵ֑ל
- פְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElPenielH6439G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- רָאִ֤יתִי
- רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200G
- אֱלֹהִים֙
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- פָּנִ֣ים
- פָּנִ֣יםpa.NimfaceH6440H
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- פָּנִ֔ים
- פָּנִ֔יםpa.NimfaceH6440H
- וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל
- נַפְשִֽׁי׃
- 31And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.
- 32Therefore the children of Israel do not eat of the sinew that is over the joint of the thigh, to this day; because he touched the joint of Jacob's thigh -- the sinew.
- עַל־
- עַל'al-there-H5921A
- כֵּ֡ן
- כֵּ֡ןken-foreH3651C
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יֹאכְל֨וּ
- יֹאכְל֨וּyo.khe.Luthey eatH0398
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- גִּ֣יד
- גִּ֣ידgid[the] sinew ofH1517
- הַנָּשֶׁ֗ה
- אֲשֶׁר֙
- אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[is] onH5921A
- כַּ֣ף
- כַּ֣ףkaf[the] socket ofH3709I
- הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ
- עַ֖ד
- עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הַזֶּ֑ה
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- נָגַע֙
- נָגַע֙na.Ga'he touchedH5060
- בְּכַף־
- יֶ֣רֶךְ
- יֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekh[the] thigh ofH3409
- יַעֲקֹ֔ב
- יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- בְּגִ֖יד
- הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃
- עַל־
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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