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Jacob's Fear of Esau

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Gen 32:1 - And Jacob^H3290 went^H1980 on his way,^H1870 and^H6293^➔ the angels^H4397 of God^H430 met^➔^H6293 him.

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Gen 32:2 - And^H559^➔ when^H834 Jacob^H3290 saw them,^H7200 he said,^➔^H559 This^H2088 is God's^H430 host:^H4264 and he called^H7121 the^H4725^➔ name^H8034 of^➔^H4725^➔ that^H1931 place^➔^H4725 Mahanaim.^H4266

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Gen 32:3 - And^H7971^➔ Jacob^H3290 sent^➔^H7971 messengers^H4397 before him^H6440 to^H413 Esau^H6215 his brother^H251 unto the land^H776 of Seir,^H8165 the country^H7704 of Edom.^H123

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Gen 32:4 - And he commanded^H6680 them,^H853 saying,^H559 Thus^H3541 shall ye speak^H559 unto my lord^H113 Esau;^H6215 Thy servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 saith^H559 thus,^H3541 I have sojourned^H1481 with^H5973 Laban,^H3837 and stayed there^H309 until^H5704 now:^H6258

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Gen 32:5 - And^H1961^➔ I^H589 have^➔^H1961 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

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Gen 32:6 - And^H7725^➔ the messengers^H4397 returned^➔^H7725 to^H413 Jacob,^H3290 saying,^H559 We came^H935 to^H413 thy brother^H251 Esau,^H6215 and also^H1571 he cometh^H1980 to meet thee,^H7125 and four^H702 hundred^H3967 men^H376 with him.^H5973

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Gen 32:7 - Then^H3372^➔ Jacob^H3290 was^➔^H3372^➔ greatly^H3966 afraid^➔^H3372 and distressed:^H3334 and he divided^H2673 the people^H5971 that^H834 was with him,^H854 and^H853 the flocks,^H6629 and^H853 herds,^H1241 and the camels,^H1581 into two^H8147 bands;^H4264

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Gen 32:8 - And said,^H559 If^H518 Esau^H6215 come^H935 to^H413 the^H4264^➔ one^H259 company,^➔^H4264 and smite it,^H5221 then^H1961 the^H4264^➔ other^H7604^➔ company^➔^H4264 which is left^➔^H7604 shall escape.^H6413

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Gen 32:9 - And^H559^➔ 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,^H413 Return^H7725 unto thy country,^H776 and to thy kindred,^H4138 and I will deal well^H3190 with thee:^H5973

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Gen 32:10 - I am not worthy of the least^H6994 of all^H3605 the mercies,^H2617 and of all^H3605 the truth,^H571 which^H834 thou hast shewed^H6213 unto^H854 thy servant;^H5650 for^H3588 with my staff^H4731 I passed over^H5674 this^H2088 Jordan;^H3383 and now^H6258 I am become^H1961 two^H8147 bands.^H4264

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Gen 32:11 - Deliver me,^H5337 I pray thee,^H4994 from the hand^H3027 of my brother,^H251 from the hand^H3027 of Esau:^H6215 for^H3588 I^H595 fear^H3373 him,^H853 lest^H6435 he will come^H935 and smite me,^H5221 and the mother^H517 with^H5921 the children.^H1121

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Gen 32:12 - And thou^H859 saidst,^H559 I will^H3190^➔ surely^H3190 do^➔^H3190^➔ thee^H5973 good,^➔^H3190 and make^H7760 thy seed^H2233 as the sand^H2344 of the sea,^H3220 which^H834 cannot^H3808 be numbered^H5608 for multitude.^H7230

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Gen 32:13 - And he lodged^H3885 there^H8033 that same^H1931 night;^H3915 and took^H3947 of^H4480 that which came^H935 to his hand^H3027 a present^H4503 for Esau^H6215 his brother;^H251

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Gen 32:14 - Two hundred^H3967 she goats,^H5795 and^H8495^➔ twenty^H6242 he goats,^➔^H8495 two hundred^H3967 ewes,^H7353 and^H352^➔ twenty^H6242 rams,^➔^H352

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Gen 32:15 - Thirty^H7970 milch^H3243 camels^H1581 with their colts,^H1121 forty^H705 kine,^H6510 and^H6499^➔ ten^H6235 bulls,^➔^H6499 twenty^H6242 she asses,^H860 and^H5895^➔ ten^H6235 foals.^➔^H5895

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Gen 32:16 - And he delivered^H5414 them into the hand^H3027 of his servants,^H5650 every drove^H5739^H5739 by themselves;^H905 and said^H559 unto^H413 his servants,^H5650 Pass over^H5674 before me,^H6440 and^H7305^➔ put^H7760 a space^➔^H7305 betwixt^H996 drove^H5739 and^H996 drove.^H5739

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Gen 32:17 - And he commanded^H6680 the foremost,^H7223 saying,^H559 When^H3588 Esau^H6215 my brother^H251 meeteth thee,^H6298 and asketh thee,^H7592 saying,^H559 Whose^H4310 art thou?^H859 and whither^H575 goest thou?^H3212 and whose^H4310 are these^H428 before thee?^H6440

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Gen 32:18 - Then thou shalt say,^H559 They be thy servant^H5650 Jacob's;^H3290 it^H1931 is a present^H4503 sent^H7971 unto my lord^H113 Esau:^H6215 and, behold,^H2009 also^H1571 he^H1931 is behind us.^H310

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Gen 32:19 - And^H1571 so commanded he^H6680 the second,^H8145 and^H1571 the third,^H7992 and^H1571 all^H3605 that followed^H1980^H310 the droves,^H5739 saying,^H559 On^H1697^➔ this^H2088 manner^➔^H1697 shall ye speak^H1696 unto^H413 Esau,^H6215 when ye find^H4672 him.^H853

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Gen 32:20 - And say ye^H559 moreover,^H1571 Behold,^H2009 thy servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 is behind us.^H310 For^H3588 he said,^H559 I will appease^H3722 him^H6440 with the present^H4503 that goeth^H1980 before me,^H6440 and afterward^H310^H3651 I will see^H7200 his face;^H6440 peradventure^H194 he will accept^H5375 of me.^H6440

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Gen 32:21 - So went^H5674^➔ the present^H4503 over^➔^H5674 before him:^H6440 and himself^H1931 lodged^H3885 that^H1931 night^H3915 in the company.^H4264

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Gen 32:22 - And he rose up^H6965 that^H1931 night,^H3915 and took^H3947 his^H802^➔ two^H8147 wives,^➔^H802 and^H853 his^H8198^➔ two^H8147 womenservants,^➔^H8198 and^H853 his^H3206^➔ eleven^H259^H6240 sons,^➔^H3206 and passed over^H5674 the ford^H4569 Jabbok.^H2999

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Gen 32:23 - And he took them,^H3947 and sent them over^H5674 the brook,^H5158 and sent over^H5674 that^H834 he had.

Jacob Wrestles

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Gen 32:24 - And^H3498^➔ Jacob^H3290 was left^➔^H3498 alone;^H905 and there wrestled^H79 a man^H376 with him^H5973 until^H5704 the breaking^H5927 of the day.^H7837

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Gen 32:25 - And when he saw^H7200 that^H3588 he prevailed^H3201 not^H3808 against him, he touched^H5060 the hollow^H3709 of his thigh;^H3409 and^H3363^➔ the hollow^H3709 of^H3409^➔ Jacob's^H3290 thigh^➔^H3409 was out of joint,^➔^H3363 as he wrestled^H79 with him.^H5973

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Gen 32:26 - And he said,^H559 Let me go,^H7971 for^H3588 the day^H7837 breaketh.^H5927 And he said,^H559 I will^H7971^➔ not^H3808 let thee go,^➔^H7971 except^H3588^H518 thou bless me.^H1288

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Gen 32:27 - And he said^H559 unto him,^H413 What^H4100 is thy name?^H8034 And he said,^H559 Jacob.^H3290

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Gen 32:28 - And he said,^H559 Thy name^H8034 shall be called^H559 no^H3808 more^H5750 Jacob,^H3290 but^H3588^H518 Israel:^H3478 for^H3588 as a prince hast thou power^H8280 with^H5973 God^H430 and with^H5973 men,^H376 and hast prevailed.^H3201

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Gen 32:29 - And^H7592^➔ Jacob^H3290 asked^➔^H7592 him, and said,^H559 Tell^H5046 me, I pray thee,^H4994 thy name.^H8034 And he said,^H559 Wherefore^H4100 is it^H2088 that thou dost ask^H7592 after my name?^H8034 And he blessed^H1288 him^H853 there.^H8033

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Gen 32:30 - And^H7121^➔ Jacob^H3290 called^➔^H7121 the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 Peniel:^H6439 for^H3588 I have seen^H7200 God^H430 face^H6440 to^H413 face,^H6440 and^H5337^➔ my life^H5315 is preserved.^➔^H5337

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Gen 32:31 - And^H2224^➔ as^H834 he passed over^H5674 Penuel^H6439 the sun^H8121 rose^➔^H2224 upon him, and he^H1931 halted^H6760 upon^H5921 his thigh.^H3409

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Gen 32:32 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 eat^H398 not^H3808 of the sinew^H1517 which shrank,^H5384 which^H834 is upon^H5921 the hollow^H3709 of the thigh,^H3409 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day:^H3117 because^H3588 he touched^H5060 the hollow^H3709 of^H3409^➔ Jacob's^H3290 thigh^➔^H3409 in the sinew^H1517 that shrank.^H5384

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