Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 32

1AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290wentH1980on hiswayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870, and theangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430metוַיִּפְגְּעוּ־vai.yif.ge.'u-H6293him.

2And whenJacobH3290sawthemרָאָ֔םra.'AmH7200, hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isGod’sH430hostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Mahanaimמַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃ פMa.cha.Na.yimH4266.

3AndJacobH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397beforehimלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440toEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251to thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165, thecountryשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

4And hecommandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thus shall yespeakתֹאמְר֔וּןtom.RunH559to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215; Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650JacobH3290saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thus, I havesojournedגַּ֔רְתִּיGar.tiH1481withLabanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837, and stayedthereוָאֵחַ֖רva.'e.CharH309till now:

5And I haveoxenשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, anddonkeysוַחֲמ֔וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,flocksצֹ֖אןtzonH6629, andmaleH5650and femaleservantsוְשִׁפְחָ֑הve.shif.ChahH8198: and I havesentוָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙va.'esh.le.ChahH7971totellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046mylordH113, that I mayfindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

6And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wecameבָּ֤אנוּBa.nuH935to thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215, and also he iscomingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to meettheeH7125, and fourhundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376with him.

7ThenJacobH3290wasgreatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּירָ֧אvai.yi.Ra'H3372anddistressedוַיֵּ֣צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334: and hedividedוַיַּ֜חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him, and theflocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629, andherdsהַבָּקָ֛רha.ba.KarH1241, andcamelsוְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםve.hag.ge.ma.LimH1581, intotwoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147bandsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264;

8Andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IfEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215shallcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to theoneהָאַחַ֖תha.'a.ChatH259companyH4264, and smiteitוְהִכָּ֑הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221, then the othercompanyH4264which isleftהַנִּשְׁאָ֖רha.nish.'ArH7604shallescapeלִפְלֵיטָֽה׃lif.lei.TahH6413.

9AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, OGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, andGodוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068whosaidstH559to me,Returnשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725to thycountryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776, and to thykindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, and I will dealwellוְאֵיטִ֥יבָהve.'ei.Ti.vahH3190with thee:

10I am not worthy of theleastקָטֹ֜נְתִּיka.To.ne.tiH6994of all themerciesהַחֲסָדִים֙ha.cha.sa.DimH2617, and of all thetruthהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571, which thou hastshownעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for with mystaffבְמַקְלִ֗יve.mak.LiH4731I passedoverעָבַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Var.tiH5674thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383; and now I am becometwoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147bandsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264.

11Delivermeהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337, I pray thee, from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251, from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofEsauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215: for Ifearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373him, lest he willcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935and smitemeוְהִכַּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221, and themotherאֵ֖ם'emH517withעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

12And thousaidstאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, I willsurelyהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190do theegoodאֵיטִ֖יב'ei.TivH3190, andmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as thesandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, which cannot benumberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

13And helodgedוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there that samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915; andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947of that whichcameהַבָּ֧אha.Ba'H935to hishandבְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027apresentמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503forEsauלְעֵשָׂ֥וle.'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251;

14Twohundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967femalegoatsעִזִּ֣ים'i.ZimH5795, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242malegoatsוּתְיָשִׁ֖יםu.te.ya.ShimH8495, twohundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967ewesרְחֵלִ֥יםre.che.LimH7353, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242ramsוְאֵילִ֥יםve.'ei.LimH352,

15Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970milkמֵינִיק֛וֹתmei.ni.KotH3243camelsגְּמַלִּ֧יםge.ma.LimH1581with theircoltsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,fortyאַרְבָּעִים֙'ar.ba.'ImH705cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510, andtenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235bullsוּפָרִ֣יםu.fa.RimH6499,twentyH6242femaledonkeysאֲתֹנֹ֣ת'a.to.NotH860, andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235foalsוַעְיָרִ֖םva'.ya.RimH5895.

16And hedeliveredוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414them into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, everydroveH5739by themselves; andsaidוַ֤יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, Passoverעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674beforemeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440, andputתָּשִׂ֔ימוּta.Si.muH7760aspaceוְרֶ֣וַחve.Re.vachH7305betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996droveH5739andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996droveH5739.

17And hecommandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680theforemostהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,sayingH559, WhenEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215mybrotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251meeteththeeיִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞yif.ga.she.KhaH6298, and askeththeeוִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙vish.'e.le.KhaH7592,sayingH559, Whose art thou? and wheregoestH3212thou? and whose are thesebeforeH6440thee?

18Then thou shaltsayH559, They are thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Jacob’sלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290; it is apresentמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503sentשְׁלוּחָ֔הshe.lu.ChahH7971to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113EsauH6215: and, behold, also he is behindusאַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃'a.cha.Rei.nuH310.

19AndsoH1571hecommandedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יha.she.NiH8145, and thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992, and all thatfollowedהַהֹ֣לְכִ֔יםha.Ho.le.KhimH1980 H310thedrovesהָעֲדָרִ֖יםha.'a.da.RimH5739,sayingH559, In thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697shall yespeakתְּדַבְּר֣וּןte.da.be.RunH1696toEsauH6215, when yefindבְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖םbe.mo.tza.'a.KhemH4672him.

20And sayyeH559moreoverH1571, Behold, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290is behindusH310. For hesaidH559, I willappeaseאֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahH3722himפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440with thepresentבַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.ChahH4503thatgoethH1980beforemeלְפָנָ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440, andafterwardH310I willseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200hisfaceפָנָ֔יוfa.NavH6440; perhaps he willacceptיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375ofmeפָנָֽי׃fa.NaiH6440.

21So thepresentH4503wentoverוַתַּעֲבֹ֥רva.ta.'a.VorH5674beforehimH6440: and he himselflodgedלָ֥ןlanH3885thatnightבַּלַּֽיְלָה־ba.lay.lah-H3915in thecompanyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

22And hearoseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965thatnightH3915, andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947histwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802, and histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147femaleservantsשִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוshif.cho.TavH8198, and hiselevenאַחַ֥ד עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH6240 H259sonsיְלָדָ֑יוye.la.DavH3206, and passedoverH5674thefordמַעֲבַ֥רma.'a.VarH4569Jabbokיַבֹּֽק׃ya.BokH2999.

23And he tookthemH3947, and sent themoverH5674thebrookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158, and sentoverH5674that which he had.

24AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wasleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.va.TerH3498alone; and therewrestledוַיֵּאָבֵ֥קvai.ye.'a.VekH79amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376with him until thebreakingעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927of thedayהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837.

25And when hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that heprevailedיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201not against him, hetouchedוַיִּגַּ֖עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the hollow of histhighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409; and thehollowH3709ofJacob’sH3290thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409was out ofjointוַתֵּ֙קַע֙va.Te.ka'H3363, as hewrestledH79with him.

26And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let megoשַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971, for thedayהַשָּׁ֑חַרha.Sha.charH7837breakethעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will not let theegoאֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971,exceptאִם־'im-H518thoublessבֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃be.rakh.Ta.niH1288me.

27And hesaidH559to him, What is thynameשְּׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034? And hesaidH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

28And hesaidH559, ThynameH8034shall becalledH559no moreJacobH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for as a prince hast thoupowerשָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.taH8280withGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430and withmenאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582, and hastprevailedוַתּוּכָֽל׃va.tu.KhalH3201.

29AndJacobH3290askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592him, andsaidH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, thynameH8034. And hesaidH559, why isitזֶּ֖הzehH2088that thou dostaskתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592after mynameH8034? And heblessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him there.

30AndJacobH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Penielפְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElH6439: for I haveseenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440, and mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315ispreservedוַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.TzelH5337.

31And as he passedoverעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674PenuelH6439thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121roseוַיִּֽזְרַֽח־vai.yiz.rach-H2224upon him, and helimpedצֹלֵ֖עַtzo.Le.a'H6760upon histhighיְרֵכֽוֹ׃ye.re.KhoH3409.

32Therefore thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֨וּyo.khe.LuH398not of thesinewגִּ֣ידgidH1517whichshrankהַנָּשֶׁ֗הha.na.ShehH5384, which is upon thehollowכַּ֣ףkafH3709of thethighH3409, to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: because hetouchedנָגַע֙na.Ga'H5060thehollowבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290thighH3409in thesinewבְּגִ֖ידbe.GidH1517thatshrankהַנָּשֶֽׁה׃ha.na.ShehH5384.

Commentaries on Genesis 32

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