¹ And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

² And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

³ And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

⁴ 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:

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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;

⁸ And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

⁹ 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:

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

¹⁴ Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

¹⁵ Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ 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?

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ 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.

²¹ So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

²² 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.

²³ And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

²⁴ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

²⁷ And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

²⁸ 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.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

³¹ And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

³² 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.

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¹ And Jacob ^H3290 went ^H1980 on his way, ^H1870 and the angels ^H4397 of God ^H430 met ^H6293 him.

² And when Jacob ^H3290 saw them, ^H7200 he said, ^H559 This is God's ^H430 host: ^H4264 and he called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 of that place ^H4725 Mahanaim. ^H4266

³ And Jacob ^H3290 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 before him ^H6440 to Esau ^H6215 his brother ^H251 unto the land ^H776 of Seir, ^H8165 the country ^H7704 of Edom. ^H123

⁴ And he commanded ^H6680 them, saying, ^H559 Thus shall ye speak ^H559 unto my lord ^H113 Esau; ^H6215 Thy servant ^H5650 Jacob ^H3290 saith ^H559 thus, I have sojourned ^H1481 with Laban, ^H3837 and stayed there ^H309 until now:

⁵ And I have oxen, ^H7794 and asses, ^H2543 flocks, ^H6629 and menservants, ^H5650 and womenservants: ^H8198 and I have sent ^H7971 to tell ^H5046 my lord, ^H113 that I may find ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in thy sight. ^H5869

⁶ And the messengers ^H4397 returned ^H7725 to Jacob, ^H3290 saying, ^H559 We came ^H935 to thy brother ^H251 Esau, ^H6215 and also he cometh ^H1980 to meet thee, ^H7125 and four hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 with him.

⁷ Then Jacob ^H3290 was greatly ^H3966 afraid ^H3372 and distressed: ^H3334 and he divided ^H2673 the people ^H5971 that was with him, and the flocks, ^H6629 and herds, ^H1241 and the camels, ^H1581 into two ^H8147 bands; ^H4264

⁸ And said, ^H559 If Esau ^H6215 come ^H935 to the one ^H259 company, ^H4264 and smite it, ^H5221 then the other company ^H4264 which is left ^H7604 shall escape. ^H6413

⁹ And Jacob ^H3290 said, ^H559 O God ^H430 of my father ^H1 Abraham, ^H85 and God ^H430 of my father ^H1 Isaac, ^H3327 the LORD ^H3068 which saidst ^H559 unto me, Return ^H7725 unto thy country, ^H776 and to thy kindred, ^H4138 and I will deal well ^H3190 with thee:

¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least ^H6994 of all the mercies, ^H2617 and of all the truth, ^H571 which thou hast shewed ^H6213 unto thy servant; ^H5650 for with my staff ^H4731 I passed over ^H5674 this Jordan; ^H3383 and now I am become two ^H8147 bands. ^H4264

¹¹ Deliver me, ^H5337 I pray thee, from the hand ^H3027 of my brother, ^H251 from the hand ^H3027 of Esau: ^H6215 for I fear ^H3373 him, lest he will come ^H935 and smite me, ^H5221 and the mother ^H517 with ^H5921 the children. ^H1121

¹² And thou saidst, ^H559 I will surely ^H3190 do thee good, ^H3190 and make ^H7760 thy seed ^H2233 as the sand ^H2344 of the sea, ^H3220 which cannot be numbered ^H5608 for multitude. ^H7230

¹³ And he lodged ^H3885 there that same night; ^H3915 and took ^H3947 of that which came ^H935 to his hand ^H3027 a present ^H4503 for Esau ^H6215 his brother; ^H251

¹⁴ Two hundred ^H3967 she goats, ^H5795 and twenty ^H6242 he goats, ^H8495 two hundred ^H3967 ewes, ^H7353 and twenty ^H6242 rams, ^H352

¹⁵ Thirty ^H7970 milch ^H3243 camels ^H1581 with their colts, ^H1121 forty ^H705 kine, ^H6510 and ten ^H6235 bulls, ^H6499 twenty ^H6242 she asses, ^H860 and ten ^H6235 foals. ^H5895

¹⁶ And he delivered ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of his servants, ^H5650 every drove ^H5739 by themselves; and said ^H559 unto his servants, ^H5650 Pass over ^H5674 before me, ^H6440 and put ^H7760 a space ^H7305 betwixt ^H996 drove ^H5739 and ^H996 drove. ^H5739

¹⁷ And he commanded ^H6680 the foremost, ^H7223 saying, ^H559 When Esau ^H6215 my brother ^H251 meeteth thee, ^H6298 and asketh thee, ^H7592 saying, ^H559 Whose art thou? and whither goest ^H3212 thou? and whose are these before ^H6440 thee?

¹⁸ Then thou shalt say, ^H559 They be thy servant ^H5650 Jacob's; ^H3290 it is a present ^H4503 sent ^H7971 unto my lord ^H113 Esau: ^H6215 and, behold, also he is behind us. ^H310

¹⁹ And so ^H1571 commanded he ^H6680 the second, ^H8145 and the third, ^H7992 and all that followed ^{H1980 H310} the droves, ^H5739 saying, ^H559 On this manner ^H1697 shall ye speak ^H1696 unto Esau, ^H6215 when ye find ^H4672 him.

²⁰ And say ye ^H559 moreover, ^H1571 Behold, thy servant ^H5650 Jacob ^H3290 is behind us. ^H310 For he said, ^H559 I will appease ^H3722 him ^H6440 with the present ^H4503 that goeth ^H1980 before me, ^H6440 and afterward ^H310 I will see ^H7200 his face; ^H6440 peradventure he will accept ^H5375 of me. ^H6440

²¹ So went ^H5674 the present ^H4503 over ^H5674 before him: ^H6440 and himself lodged ^H3885 that night ^H3915 in the company. ^H4264

²² And he rose up ^H6965 that night, ^H3915 and took ^H3947 his two ^H8147 wives, ^H802 and his two ^H8147 womenservants, ^H8198 and his eleven ^{H6240 H259} sons, ^H3206 and passed over ^H5674 the ford ^H4569 Jabbok. ^H2999

²³ And he took them, ^H3947 and sent them over ^H5674 the brook, ^H5158 and sent over ^H5674 that he had.

²⁴ And Jacob ^H3290 was left ^H3498 alone; and there wrestled ^H79 a man ^H376 with him until the breaking ^H5927 of the day. ^H7837

²⁵ And when he saw ^H7200 that he prevailed ^H3201 not against him, he touched ^H5060 the hollow of his thigh; ^H3409 and the hollow ^H3709 of Jacob's ^H3290 thigh ^H3409 was out of joint, ^H3363 as he wrestled ^H79 with him.

²⁶ And he said, ^H559 Let me go, ^H7971 for the day ^H7837 breaketh. ^H5927 And he said, ^H559 I will not let thee go, ^H7971 except ^H518 thou bless ^H1288 me.

²⁷ And he said ^H559 unto him, What is thy name? ^H8034 And he said, ^H559 Jacob. ^H3290

²⁸ And he said, ^H559 Thy name ^H8034 shall be called ^H559 no more Jacob, ^H3290 but Israel: ^H3478 for as a prince hast thou power ^H8280 with God ^H430 and with men, ^H582 and hast prevailed. ^H3201

²⁹ And Jacob ^H3290 asked ^H7592 him, and said, ^H559 Tell ^H5046 me, I pray thee, thy name. ^H8034 And he said, ^H559 Wherefore is it ^H2088 that thou dost ask ^H7592 after my name? ^H8034 And he blessed ^H1288 him there.

³⁰ And Jacob ^H3290 called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 of the place ^H4725 Peniel: ^H6439 for I have seen ^H7200 God ^H430 face ^H6440 to face, ^H6440 and my life ^H5315 is preserved. ^H5337

³¹ And as he passed over ^H5674 Penuel ^H6439 the sun ^H8121 rose ^H2224 upon him, and he halted ^H6760 upon his thigh. ^H3409

³² Therefore the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 eat ^H398 not of the sinew ^H1517 which shrank, ^H5384 which is upon the hollow ^H3709 of the thigh, ^H3409 unto this day: ^H3117 because he touched ^H5060 the hollow ^H3709 of Jacob's ^H3290 thigh ^H3409 in the sinew ^H1517 that shrank. ^H5384

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¹ And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

² And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

³ And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

⁴ And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:

⁵ and I have oxen, and asses, `and' flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

⁶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

⁷ Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

⁸ and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape.

⁹ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:

¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, 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 companies.

¹¹ Deliver 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, the mother with the children.

¹² 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.

¹³ And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

¹⁴ two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

¹⁵ thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.

¹⁶ And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

¹⁷ 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?

¹⁸ then thou shalt say `They are' thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us.

¹⁹ And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;

²⁰ and ye shall say, 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 me.

²¹ So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.

²² And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.

²³ And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

²⁴ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

²⁵ 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 strained, as he wrestled with him.

²⁶ And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

²⁷ And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

²⁸ And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, `said he', I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

³¹ And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh.

³² Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the hip.

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¹ And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;

² and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, `This `is' the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place `Two Camps.'

³ And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

⁴ and commandeth them, saying, `Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until now;

⁵ and I have ox, and ass, flock, and man-servant, and maid-servant, and I send to declare to my lord, to find grace in his eyes.'

⁶ And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, `We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him;'

⁷ and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who `are' with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,

⁸ 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.'

⁹ And Jacob saith, `God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah who saith unto me, Turn back to thy land, and to thy kindred, and I do good with thee:

¹⁰ I have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant -- for, with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

¹¹ `Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;

¹² and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'

¹³ And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

¹⁴ she-goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,

¹⁵ suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, she-asses twenty, and foals ten;

¹⁶ and he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, `Pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove.'

¹⁷ And he commandeth the first, saying, `When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose `art' thou? and whither goest thou? and whose `are' these before thee?

¹⁸ then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it `is' a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also `is' behind us.'

¹⁹ And he commandeth also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, `According to this manner do ye speak unto Esau in your finding him,

²⁰ and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob `is' behind us;' for he said, `I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

²¹ and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.

²² And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbok;

²³ and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.

²⁴ And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

²⁵ and he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him;

²⁶ and he saith, `Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, `I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'

²⁷ And he saith unto him, `What `is' thy name?' and he saith, `Jacob.'

²⁸ And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

²⁹ And Jacob asketh, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, `Why `is' this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.

³⁰ And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for `I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'

³¹ and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;

³² therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which `is' on the hollow of the thigh, unto this day, because He came against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against the sinew which shrank.

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¹ And Jacob went on his way; and the angels of God met him.

² And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

³ And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.

⁴ And 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;

⁵ and 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.

⁶ And 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.

⁷ Then 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.

⁸ And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.

⁹ And 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,

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.

¹¹ Deliver 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, [and] the mother with the children.

¹² And 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.

¹³ And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother --

¹⁴ two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats; two hundred ewes, and twenty rams;

¹⁵ thirty milch camels with their colts; forty kine, and ten bulls; twenty she-asses, and ten young asses.

¹⁶ And he delivered [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.

¹⁷ And 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.

¹⁹ And 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.

²⁰ And, 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.

²¹ And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

²² And 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;

²³ and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.

²⁴ And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.

²⁵ And 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.

²⁶ And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.

²⁷ And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

²⁸ And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

²⁹ And Jacob asked and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, How is it that thou askest after my name? And he blessed him there.

³⁰ And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel -- For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.

³¹ And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.

³² Therefore 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.

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¹ Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

² When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's host." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.

³ Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

⁴ 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.

⁵ 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.'"

⁶ 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."

⁷ 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;

⁸ and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."

⁹ 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.'

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.'"

¹³ He lodged there that night, and took from that which he had with him, a present for Esau, his brother:

¹⁴ two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

¹⁵ thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty she-donkeys and ten foals.

¹⁶ 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."

¹⁷ 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?'

¹⁸ 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.'"

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ 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."

²¹ So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

²² 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.

²³ He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

²⁴ Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ The man said, "Let me go, for the day breaks." Jacob said, "I won't let you go, unless you bless me."

²⁷ He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob."

²⁸ He said, "Your name will no longer be called 'Jacob,' but, 'Israel,' for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."

²⁹ Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.

³⁰ Jacob called the name of the place Peniel{Peniel means "face of God."}: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

³¹ The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.

³² 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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¹ And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.

² And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.

³ Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;

⁴ And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

⁵ And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.

⁶ When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

⁷ Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;

⁸ And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.

⁹ Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

¹⁰ I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.

¹¹ Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

¹² And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

¹³ Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,

¹⁴ Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep,

¹⁵ Thirty camels with their young ones, forty cows, ten oxen, twenty asses, and ten young asses.

¹⁶ These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

¹⁷ And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

¹⁸ Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

¹⁹ And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

²⁰ And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

²¹ So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.

²² And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.

²³ He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.

²⁴ Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.

²⁵ But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged.

²⁶ And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

²⁷ Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

²⁸ And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

²⁹ Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.

³⁰ And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

³¹ And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.

³² For this reason the children of Israel, even today, never take that muscle in the hollow of the leg as food, because the hollow of Jacob's leg was touched.