Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 32
2Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Jacobsaw themרָאָ֔םra.'AmH7200, heH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֑הZehH2088is the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of GodH430.”So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121H8034thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Mahanaimמַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃ פMa.cha.Na.yimH4266.
4He instructed themוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853, “You are to sayכֹּ֣הkohH559H3541to my masterלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113Esauכֹּ֤הkohH6215H3541, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650JacobH3290saysH559:I have been stayingגַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiH1481withעִם־'im-H5973Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837and have remained thereוָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.CharH309untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.
5I haveוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961oxenשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,donkeysוַחֲמ֔וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,flocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629,menservantsH5650,and maidservantsוְשִׁפְחָ֑הve.shif.ChahH8198.I have sentוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971this message to informלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046my masterH113,so that I may findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.’”
6When the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,they saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “We wentבָּ֤אנוּBa.nuH935toאֶל־'el-H413your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־'a.Chi.kha 'el-H251H413Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,and nowוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571he is comingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to meet youלִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔lik.ra.te.ChaH7122—he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.”
7In greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966fearוַיִּירָ֧אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and distressוַיֵּ֣צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334,JacobH3290dividedוַיַּ֜חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hisאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854אֶת־'et-H853peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853into twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147campsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264,as well as the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and herdsהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241and camelsוְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםve.hag.ge.ma.LimH1581.
9Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290declaredH559, “O Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068who toldH559meH413, ‘Go backשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725to your countryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776and to your kindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,and I will make you prosperוְאֵיטִ֥יבָה עִמָּֽךְ׃ve.'ei.Ti.vah 'i.MakhH3190H5973,’
10I am unworthyקָטֹ֜נְתִּיka.To.ne.tiH6994of allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605the kindnessהַחֲסָדִים֙ וּמִכָּל־ha.cha.sa.Dim u.mi.kol-H2617H3605and faithfulnessהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You have shownעָשִׂ֖יתָ אֶת־'a.Si.ta 'et-H6213H854Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650.Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,with only my staffבְמַקְלִ֗יve.mak.LiH4731I came acrossעָבַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Var.tiH5674אֶת־'et-H853theהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383,but nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258I have becomeהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147campsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264.
11Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994deliver meהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of my brotherאָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד'a.Chi mi.YadH251H3027Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215,forH3588Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595H853am afraid thatיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373he may comeפֶּן־ יָב֣וֹאpen- ya.Vo'H6435H935and attack meוְהִכַּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221and the mothersאֵ֖ם'emH517andעַל־'al-H5921childrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121with me.
12But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859have saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘I will surely make you prosperעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH3190H5973,and I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760H853your offspringזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233like the sandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834לֹא־lo'-H3808,too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.’”
13Jacobspentוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885theהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and from what he had broughtהַבָּ֧אha.Ba'H935with himבְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027,he selectedוַיִּקַּ֞ח מִן־vai.yi.Kach min-H3947H4480a giftמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503for his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251Esauלְעֵשָׂ֥וle.'e.SavH6215:
1530שְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970milkמֵינִיק֛וֹתmei.ni.KotH3243camelsגְּמַלִּ֧יםge.ma.LimH1581with their youngוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,40אַרְבָּעִים֙'ar.ba.'ImH705cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510,10עֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235bullsוּפָרִ֣יםu.fa.RimH6499,20H6242female donkeysאֲתֹנֹ֣ת'a.to.NotH860,and 10עֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235male donkeysוַעְיָרִ֖םva'.ya.RimH5895.
16He entrusted them toוַיִּתֵּן֙ בְּיַד־vai.yi.Ten be.yad-H5414H3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650in separateלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905herdsH5739and toldוַ֤יֹּאמֶר אֶל־Vai.yo.mer 'el-H559H413themעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, “Go onעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674ahead of meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,and keepתָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muH7760some distanceוְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vachH7305betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the herdsוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH5739H996.”
17He instructedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the one in the leadהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223H559, “Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215meetsיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298you and asksוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592H559, ‘To whomלְמִי־le.mi-H4310do you belongאַ֙תָּה֙'a.tahH859,whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980,and whoseוּלְמִ֖יu.le.MiH4310animals are theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428before youH6440?’
18then you are to sayH559, ‘They belong to your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290.Theyהִוא֙hi'H1931are a giftמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503,sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ve.hi.Neh gam-H2009H1571, Jacobה֖וּאhu'H1931is behind usאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.’”
19He alsoH1571אֶת־'et-H853instructedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145,the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992H1571אֶת־'et-H853,andH1571אֶת־'et-H853all thoseכָּל־kol-H3605followingהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980behindH310the herdsהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739H559: “When you meetבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672EsauH6215,you are to sayתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696the sameהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697toאֶל־'el-H413himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.
20You are alsoH1571to sayH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290is right behind usH310.’”Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he thoughtH559, “I will appeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722Esauפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440with the giftבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503that is goingH1980before meלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440.AfterH310thatכֵן֙khenH3651I can faceאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200himפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440,and perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will acceptיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375meפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.”
Jacob Wrestles with God
22During the nightH3915H1931Jacob got upוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147maidservantsשִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוshif.cho.TavH8198וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and his elevenאַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH259H6240sonsיְלָדָ֑יוye.la.DavH3206,and crossedH5674אֵ֖ת'etH853the fordמַעֲבַ֥רma.'a.VarH4569of the Jabbokיַבֹּֽק׃ya.BokH2999.
25When the man sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588he could notלֹ֤אlo'H3808overpowerיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201Jacob,he struckוַיִּגַּ֖עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the socketבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Jacob’s hipיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409and dislocatedוַתֵּ֙קַע֙ כַּף־va.Te.ka' kaf-H3363H3709itיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3290H3409as theyH5973wrestledH79.
26Then the man saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let me goשַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,forH3588it is daybreakעָלָ֖ה הַשָּׁ֑חַר'a.Lah ha.Sha.charH5927H7837.”But Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will notH3808let you goאֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971unlessאִם־'im-H3588H518you bless meבֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃be.rakh.Ta.niH1288.”
28Then the man saidH559, “Your nameH8034will noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750beH559JacobH3290,but Israelכִּ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לki Yis.ra.'ElH3478H3588,becauseאִם־ כִּֽי־'im- ki-H3588H518you have struggledשָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.taH8280withעִם־'im-H5973Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430and withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973menH376,and you have prevailedוַתּוּכָֽל׃va.tu.KhalH3201.”
29And JacobH3290requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592H559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tell meהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046your nameH8034.”But he repliedH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖הLa.mah zehH4100H2088do you askתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592my nameH8034?”Then he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Jacobאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
30So JacobH3290namedוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121H8034the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Penielפְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElH6439,saying, “Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440toאֶל־'el-H413faceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440,and yet my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315was sparedוַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.TzelH5337.”
32Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921H3651toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478H853do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatיֹאכְל֨וּyo.khe.LuH398the tendonגִּ֣יד הַנָּשֶׁ֗הgid ha.na.ShehH1517H5384attachedH834toH5921the socketכַּ֣ףkafH3709of the hipH3409,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the socketבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hipH3409was struckנָגַע֙na.Ga'H5060near that tendonבְּגִ֖יד הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃be.Gid ha.na.ShehH1517H5384.
Commentaries on Genesis 32
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- Darby Translation Notes
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