Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:1-20

1And JacobH3290 wentH1980 on his wayH1870, and the angelsH4397 of GodH430 metH6293 him. 2And when JacobH3290 saw themH7200, he saidH559, This is God’sH430 hostH4264: and he calledH7121 the nameH8034 of that placeH4725 MahanaimH4266.1

3And JacobH3290 sentH7971 messengersH4397 before himH6440 to EsauH6215 his brotherH251 to the landH776 of SeirH8165, the countryH7704 of EdomH123.2 4And he commandedH6680 them, sayingH559, Thus shall ye speakH559 to my lordH113 EsauH6215; Thy servantH5650 JacobH3290 saithH559 thus, I have sojournedH1481 with LabanH3837, and stayed thereH309 till now: 5And I have oxenH7794, and donkeysH2543, flocksH6629, and maleH5650 and female servantsH8198: and I have sentH7971 to tellH5046 my lordH113, that I may findH4672 graceH2580 in thy sightH5869. 6And the messengersH4397 returnedH7725 to JacobH3290, sayingH559, We cameH935 to thy brotherH251 EsauH6215, and also he is comingH1980 to meet theeH7125, and four hundredH3967 menH376 with him. 7Then JacobH3290 was greatlyH3966 afraidH3372 and distressedH3334: and he dividedH2673 the peopleH5971 that were with him, and the flocksH6629, and herdsH1241, and camelsH1581, into twoH8147 bandsH4264; 8And saidH559, If EsauH6215 shall comeH935 to the oneH259 companyH4264, and smite itH5221, then the other companyH4264 which is leftH7604 shall escapeH6413.

9And JacobH3290 saidH559, O GodH430 of my fatherH1 AbrahamH85, and GodH430 of my fatherH1 IsaacH3327, the LORDH3068 who saidstH559 to me, ReturnH7725 to thy countryH776, and to thy kindredH4138, and I will deal wellH3190 with thee: 10I am not worthy of the leastH6994 of all the merciesH2617, and of all the truthH571, which thou hast shownH6213 to thy servantH5650; for with my staffH4731 I passed overH5674 this JordanH3383; and now I am become twoH8147 bandsH4264.3 11Deliver meH5337, I pray thee, from the handH3027 of my brotherH251, from the handH3027 of EsauH6215: for I fearH3373 him, lest he will comeH935 and smite meH5221, and the motherH517 withH5921 the childrenH1121.4 12And thou saidstH559, I will surelyH3190 do thee goodH3190, and makeH7760 thy seedH2233 as the sandH2344 of the seaH3220, which cannot be numberedH5608 for multitudeH7230.

13And he lodgedH3885 there that same nightH3915; and tookH3947 of that which cameH935 to his handH3027 a presentH4503 for EsauH6215 his brotherH251; 14Two hundredH3967 female goatsH5795, and twentyH6242 male goatsH8495, two hundredH3967 ewesH7353, and twentyH6242 ramsH352, 15ThirtyH7970 milkH3243 camelsH1581 with their coltsH1121, fortyH705 cowsH6510, and tenH6235 bullsH6499, twentyH6242 female donkeysH860, and tenH6235 foalsH5895. 16And he deliveredH5414 them into the handH3027 of his servantsH5650, every droveH5739 by themselves; and saidH559 to his servantsH5650, Pass overH5674 before meH6440, and putH7760 a spaceH7305 betweenH996 droveH5739 andH996 droveH5739. 17And he commandedH6680 the foremostH7223, sayingH559, When EsauH6215 my brotherH251 meeteth theeH6298, and asketh theeH7592, sayingH559, Whose art thou? and where goestH3212 thou? and whose are these beforeH6440 thee? 18Then thou shalt sayH559, They are thy servantH5650 Jacob’sH3290; it is a presentH4503 sentH7971 to my lordH113 EsauH6215: and, behold, also he is behind usH310. 19And soH1571 he commandedH6680 the secondH8145, and the thirdH7992, and all that followedH1980H310 the drovesH5739, sayingH559, In this mannerH1697 shall ye speakH1696 to EsauH6215, when ye findH4672 him. 20And say yeH559 moreoverH1571, Behold, thy servantH5650 JacobH3290 is behind usH310. For he saidH559, I will appeaseH3722 himH6440 with the presentH4503 that goethH1980 before meH6440, and afterwardH310 I will seeH7200 his faceH6440; perhaps he will acceptH5375 of meH6440.5

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 32:3 country: Heb. field ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 32:10 I am not...: Heb. I am less than all ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 32:11 with: Heb. upon ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 32:20 of me: Heb. my face ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 32

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