Genesis 32 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jacob’s Fear of Esau

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

2 Then Jacob ^H3290 said ^H559 when ^H834 he saw ^H7200 them, “This ^H2088 is God’s ^H430 [fn]camp ^H4264.” So he named ^H7121 H8034 that place ^H4725 [fn]Mahanaim ^H4266.

3 Then Jacob ^H3290 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 before ^H6440 him to his brother ^H251 Esau ^H6215 in the land ^H776 of Seir ^H8165, the [fn]country ^H7704 of Edom ^H123. 4 He also commanded ^H6680 them saying ^H559, “Thus ^H3541 you shall say ^H559 to my lord ^H113, to Esau ^H6215: ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 your servant ^H5650 Jacob ^H3290, “I have sojourned ^H1481 with Laban ^H3837 and have been delayed ^H309 until ^H5704 now ^H6258; 5 and I have ^H1961 oxen ^H7794 and donkeys ^H2543 and flocks ^H6629 and male ^H5650 and female ^H8198 slaves ^H5650 H8198; and I have sent ^H7971 to tell ^H5046 my lord ^H113, that I may find ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in your sight ^H5869.”’”

6 Then the messengers ^H4397 returned ^H7725 to Jacob ^H3290, saying ^H559, “We came ^H935 to your brother ^H251, to Esau ^H6215, and furthermore ^H1571 he is coming ^H1980 to meet ^H7122 you, and four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 are with him.” 7 Then Jacob ^H3290 was ^H3372 greatly ^H3966 afraid ^H3372 and distressed ^H6887; and he divided ^H2673 the people ^H5971 who ^H834 were with him, and the flocks ^H6629 and the herds ^H1241 and the camels ^H1581, into two ^H8147 camps ^H4264. 8 And he said ^H559, “If ^H518 Esau ^H6215 comes ^H935 to the one ^H259 camp ^H4264 and strikes ^H5221 it, then the camp ^H4264 which remains ^H7604 will 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, O Yahweh ^H3068, who said ^H559 to me, ‘Return ^H7725 to your land ^H776 and to your kin ^H4138, and I will [fn]prosper ^H3190 you,’ 10 [fn]I am ^H6994 unworthy ^H6994 of all ^H3605 the lovingkindness ^H2617 and of all ^H3605 the truth ^H571 which ^H834 You have shown ^H6213 to Your slave ^H5650; for with my staff ^H4731 only I crossed ^H5674 this ^H2088 Jordan ^H3383, and now ^H6258 I have become ^H1961 two ^H8147 camps ^H4264. 11 Deliver ^H5337 me, I pray ^H4994, from the hand ^H3027 of my brother ^H251, from the hand ^H3027 of Esau ^H6215; for I fear ^H3372 him, lest ^H6435 he come ^H935 and strike ^H5221 me down with the mothers ^H517 and the children ^H1121. 12 For You said ^H559, ‘I will surely ^H3190 [fn]prosper ^H3190 you and make ^H7760 your seed ^H2233 as the sand ^H2344 of the sea ^H3220, which ^H834 is too ^H4480 great ^H7230 to be numbered ^H5608.’”

13 So he spent ^H3885 the night ^H3915 there ^H8033. Then he took ^H3947 from what [fn]he had ^H935 with him a present ^H4503 for his brother ^H251 Esau ^H6215: 14 two hundred ^H3967 female ^H5795 goats ^H5795 and twenty ^H6242 male ^H8495 goats ^H8495, two hundred ^H3967 ewes ^H7353 and twenty ^H6242 rams ^H352, 15 thirty ^H7970 milking ^H3243 camels ^H1581 and their colts ^H1121, forty ^H705 cows ^H6510 and ten ^H6235 bulls ^H6499, twenty ^H6242 female ^H860 donkeys ^H860 and ten ^H6235 male ^H5895 donkeys ^H5895. 16 And he gave ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of his servants ^H5650, every ^H5739 flock ^H5739 by itself ^H905, and said ^H559 to his servants ^H5650, “Pass ^H5674 on ^H5674 before ^H6440 me and put ^H7760 a space ^H7305 between ^H996 flocks ^H5739.” 17 And he commanded ^H6680 the first one ^H7223 in ^H7223 front ^H7223, saying ^H559, “When ^H3588 my brother ^H251 Esau ^H6215 meets ^H6298 you and asks ^H7592 you, saying ^H559, ‘To whom ^H4310 do you belong, and where ^H575 are you going ^H1980, and to whom ^H4310 do these ^H428 animals in front ^H6440 of you belong?’ 18 then you shall say ^H559, ‘These belong to your servant ^H5650 Jacob ^H3290; it is a present ^H4503 sent ^H7971 to my lord ^H113, to Esau ^H6215. And behold ^H2009, he also ^H1571 is behind ^H310 us.’” 19 Then he commanded ^H6680 also ^H1571 the second ^H8145 and the third ^H7992 and all ^H3605 those who followed ^H1980 H310 the flocks ^H5739, saying ^H559, “After this ^H2088 manner ^H1697 you shall speak ^H1696 to Esau ^H6215 when you find ^H4672 him; 20 and you shall say ^H559, ‘Behold ^H2009, your servant ^H5650 Jacob ^H3290 also ^H1571 is behind ^H310 us.’” For he said ^H559, “I will appease ^H3722 his face ^H6440 with the present ^H4503 that goes ^H1980 before ^H6440 me. Then afterward ^H310 H3651 I will see ^H7200 his face ^H6440; perhaps ^H194 he will lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 my face ^H6440.” 21 So the present ^H4503 passed ^H5674 on ^H5674 before ^H5921 H6440 him, while he himself ^H1931 spent ^H3885 that night ^H3915 in the camp ^H4264.

22 And he arose ^H6965 that same ^H1931 night ^H3915 and took ^H3947 his two ^H8147 wives ^H802 and his two ^H8147 servant-women ^H8198 and his eleven ^H259 H6240 children ^H3206 and crossed ^H5674 the ford ^H4569 of the Jabbok ^H2999. 23 And he took ^H3947 them and sent ^H5674 them across ^H5674 the stream ^H5158. And he sent ^H5674 across ^H5674 whatever ^H834 he had.

Jacob Wrestles with God

24 Then Jacob ^H3290 was left ^H3498 alone ^H905, and a man ^H376 wrestled ^H79 with him until ^H5704 the [fn]breaking ^H5927 of dawn ^H7837. 25 And he saw ^H7200 that he had not prevailed ^H3201 against him, so he touched ^H5060 the socket ^H3709 of his thigh ^H3409; and so the socket ^H3709 of Jacob’s ^H3290 thigh ^H3409 was dislocated ^H3363 while he wrestled ^H79 with him. 26 Then he said ^H559, “Let ^H7971 me go ^H7971, for the dawn ^H7837 is [fn]breaking ^H5927.” But he said ^H559, “I will not let ^H7971 you go ^H7971 unless ^H3588 H518 you bless ^H1288 me.” 27 So he said ^H559 to him, “What ^H4100 is your name ^H8034?” And he said ^H559, “Jacob ^H3290.” 28 Then He said ^H559, “Your name ^H8034 shall no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 be Jacob ^H3290, but [fn]Israel ^H3478; for you have striven ^H8280 with God ^H430 and with men ^H376 and have prevailed ^H3201.” 29 Then Jacob ^H3290 asked ^H7592 him and said ^H559, “Please ^H4994 tell ^H5046 me your name ^H8034.” But he said ^H559, “Why ^H4100 is it that you ask ^H7592 my name ^H8034?” And he blessed ^H1288 him there ^H8033. 30 So Jacob ^H3290 named ^H7121 H8034 the place ^H4725 [fn]Peniel ^H6439, for he said, “I have seen ^H7200 God ^H430 face ^H6440 to face ^H6440, yet my [fn]life ^H5315 has been delivered ^H5337.” 31 And the sun ^H8121 rose ^H2224 upon him just ^H834 as he crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 Penuel ^H6439, and he was limping ^H6760 on his thigh ^H3409. 32 Therefore ^H5921 H3651, to this ^H2088 day ^H3117 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 do not eat ^H398 the sinew ^H1517 of the hip ^H5384 which ^H834 is on the socket ^H3709 of the thigh ^H3409 because ^H3588 he touched ^H5060 the socket ^H3709 of Jacob’s ^H3290 thigh ^H3409 in the sinew ^H1517 of the hip ^H5384.