Genesis 32 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 33

¹Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 lifted up^H5375^(H8799) his eyes^H5869, and looked^H7200^(H8799), and, behold, Esau^H6215 came^H935^(H8802), and with him four^H702 hundred^H3967 men^H376. And he divided^H2673^(H8799) the children^H3206 unto Leah^H3812, and unto Rachel^H7354, and unto the two^H8147 handmaids^H8198.

² He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

KJVAnd he put^H7760^(H8799) the handmaids^H8198 and their children^H3206 foremost^H7223, and Leah^H3812 and her children^H3206 after^H314, and Rachel^H7354 and Joseph^H3130 hindermost^H314.

³ He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

KJVAnd he passed over^H5674^(H8804) before them^H6440, and bowed himself^H7812^(H8691) to the ground^H776 seven^H7651 times^H6471, until he came near^H5066^(H8800) to his brother^H251.

⁴ Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

KJVAnd Esau^H6215 ran^H7323^(H8799) to meet him^H7125^(H8800), and embraced^H2263^(H8762) him, and fell^H5307^(H8799) on his neck^H6677, and kissed him^H5401^(H8799): and they wept^H1058^(H8799).

⁵ He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

KJVAnd he lifted up^H5375^(H8799) his eyes^H5869, and saw^H7200^(H8799) the women^H802 and the children^H3206; and said^H559^(H8799), Who are those^H428 with thee? And he said^H559^(H8799), The children^H3206 which God^H430 hath graciously given^H2603^(H8804) thy servant^H5650.

⁶ Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.

KJVThen the handmaidens^H8198 came near^H5066^(H8799), they and their children^H3206, and they bowed themselves^H7812^(H8691).

⁷ Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

KJVAnd Leah^H3812 also with her children^H3206 came near^H5066^(H8799), and bowed themselves^H7812^(H8691): and after^H310 came^H5066 Joseph^H3130 near^H5066^(H8738) and Rachel^H7354, and they bowed^H7812^(H8691) themselves.

⁸ Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), What meanest thou by all this drove^H4264 which I met^H6298^(H8804)? And he said^H559^(H8799), These are to find^H4672^(H8800) grace^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of my lord^H113.

⁹ Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

KJVAnd Esau^H6215 said^H559^(H8799), I have^H3426 enough^H7227, my brother^H251; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

¹⁰ Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 said^H559^(H8799), Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found^H4672^(H8804) grace^H2580 in thy sight^H5869, then receive^H3947^(H8804) my present^H4503 at my hand^H3027: for therefore I have seen^H7200^(H8804) thy face^H6440, as though I had seen^H7200^(H8800) the face^H6440 of God^H430, and thou wast pleased with me^H7521^(H8799).

¹¹ Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.

KJVTake^H3947^(H8798), I pray thee, my blessing^H1293 that is brought^H935^(H8717) to thee; because God^H430 hath dealt graciously with me^H2603^(H8804), and because^H3605 I have^H3426 enough^H3605. And he urged^H6484^(H8799) him, and he took^H3947^(H8799) it.

¹² Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Let us take our journey^H5265^(H8799), and let us go^H3212^(H8799), and I will go^H3212^(H8799) before thee.

¹³ Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto him, My lord^H113 knoweth^H3045^(H8802) that the children^H3206 are tender^H7390, and the flocks^H6629 and herds^H1241 with young^H5763^(H8802) are with me: and if men should overdrive^H1849^(H8804) them one^H259 day^H3117, all the flock^H6629 will die^H4191^(H8804).

¹⁴ Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”

KJVLet my lord^H113, I pray thee, pass over^H5674^(H8799) before^H6440 his servant^H5650: and I will lead on^H5095^(H8691) softly^H328, according as^H7272 the cattle^H4399 that goeth before me^H6440 and the children^H3206 be able to endure^H7272, until I come^H935^(H8799) unto my lord^H113 unto Seir^H8165.

¹⁵ Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

KJVAnd Esau^H6215 said^H559^(H8799), Let me now leave^H3322^(H8686) with thee some of the folk^H5971 that are with me. And he said^H559^(H8799), What^H4100 needeth it? let me find^H4672^(H8799) grace^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of my lord^H113.

¹⁶ So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

KJVSo Esau^H6215 returned^H7725^(H8799) that day^H3117 on his way^H1870 unto Seir^H8165.

¹⁷ Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 journeyed^H5265^(H8804) to Succoth^H5523, and built^H1129^(H8799) him an house^H1004, and made^H6213^(H8804) booths^H5521 for his cattle^H4735: therefore the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 is called^H7121^(H8804) Succoth^H5523.

¹⁸ Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 came^H935^(H8799) to Shalem^H8004, a city^H5892 of Shechem^H7927, which is in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, when he came^H935^(H8800) from Padanaram^H6307; and pitched his tent^H2583^(H8799) before^H6440 the city^H5892.

¹⁹ He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

KJVAnd he bought^H7069^(H8799) a parcel^H2513 of a field^H7704, where he had spread^H5186^(H8804) his tent^H168, at the hand^H3027 of the children^H1121 of Hamor^H2544, Shechem's^H7927 father^H1, for an hundred^H3967 pieces of money^H7192.

²⁰ He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.

KJVAnd he erected^H5324^(H8686) there an altar^H4196, and called it^H7121^(H8799) Elelohe-Israel^H415.

WEB·Genesis 32

¹Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 went^H1980^(H8804) on his way^H1870, and the angels^H4397 of God^H430 met^H6293^(H8799) him.

² When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.

KJVAnd when Jacob^H3290 saw them^H7200^(H8804), he said^H559^(H8799), This is God's^H430 host^H4264: and he called^H7121^(H8799) the name^H8034 of that place^H4725 Mahanaim^H4266.

³ Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 sent^H7971^(H8799) messengers^H4397 before him^H6440 to Esau^H6215 his brother^H251 unto the land^H776 of Seir^H8165, the country^H7704 of Edom^H123.

⁴ He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.

KJVAnd he commanded^H6680^(H8762) them, saying^H559^(H8800), Thus shall ye speak^H559^(H8799) unto my lord^H113 Esau^H6215; Thy servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 saith^H559^(H8804) thus, I have sojourned^H1481^(H8804) with Laban^H3837, and stayed there^H309^(H8799) until now:

⁵ I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”

KJVAnd I have oxen^H7794, and asses^H2543, flocks^H6629, and menservants^H5650, and womenservants^H8198: and I have sent^H7971^(H8799) to tell^H5046^(H8687) my lord^H113, that I may find^H4672^(H8800) grace^H2580 in thy sight^H5869.

⁶ The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

KJVAnd the messengers^H4397 returned^H7725^(H8799) to Jacob^H3290, saying^H559^(H8800), We came^H935^(H8804) to thy brother^H251 Esau^H6215, and also he cometh^H1980^(H8802) to meet thee^H7125^(H8800), and four hundred^H3967 men^H376 with him.

⁷ Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, along with the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies.

KJVThen Jacob^H3290 was greatly^H3966 afraid^H3372^(H8799) and distressed^H3334^(H8799): and he divided^H2673^(H8799) the people^H5971 that was with him, and the flocks^H6629, and herds^H1241, and the camels^H1581, into two^H8147 bands^H4264;

⁸ He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), If Esau^H6215 come^H935^(H8799) to the one^H259 company^H4264, and smite it^H5221^(H8689), then the other company^H4264 which is left^H7604^(H8737) shall escape^H6413.

⁹ Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh, who said to me, ‘Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,’

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 said^H559^(H8799), O God^H430 of my father^H1 Abraham^H85, and God^H430 of my father^H1 Isaac^H3327, the LORD^H3068 which saidst^H559^(H8802) unto me, Return^H7725^(H8798) unto thy country^H776, and to thy kindred^H4138, and I will deal well^H3190^(H8686) with thee:

¹⁰ I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.

KJVI am not worthy of the least^H6994^(H8804) of all the mercies^H2617, and of all the truth^H571, which thou hast shewed^H6213^(H8804) unto thy servant^H5650; for with my staff^H4731 I passed over^H5674^(H8804) this Jordan^H3383; and now I am become two^H8147 bands^H4264.

¹¹ Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.

KJVDeliver me^H5337^(H8685), I pray thee, from the hand^H3027 of my brother^H251, from the hand^H3027 of Esau^H6215: for I fear^H3373 him, lest he will come^H935^(H8799) and smite me^H5221^(H8689), and the mother^H517 with^H5921 the children^H1121.

¹² You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which can’t be counted because there are so many.’”

KJVAnd thou saidst^H559^(H8804), I will surely^H3190^(H8687) do thee good^H3190^(H8686), and make^H7760^(H8804) thy seed^H2233 as the sand^H2344 of the sea^H3220, which cannot be numbered^H5608^(H8735) for multitude^H7230.

¹³ He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:

KJVAnd he lodged^H3885^(H8799) there that same night^H3915; and took^H3947^(H8799) of that which came^H935^(H8802) to his hand^H3027 a present^H4503 for Esau^H6215 his brother^H251;

¹⁴ two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

KJVTwo hundred^H3967 she goats^H5795, and twenty^H6242 he goats^H8495, two hundred^H3967 ewes^H7353, and twenty^H6242 rams^H352,

¹⁵ thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.

KJVThirty^H7970 milch^H3243^(H8688) camels^H1581 with their colts^H1121, forty^H705 kine^H6510, and ten^H6235 bulls^H6499, twenty^H6242 she asses^H860, and ten^H6235 foals^H5895.

¹⁶ He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.”

KJVAnd he delivered^H5414^(H8799) them into the hand^H3027 of his servants^H5650, every drove^H5739 by themselves; and said^H559^(H8799) unto his servants^H5650, Pass over^H5674^(H8798) before me^H6440, and put^H7760^(H8799) a space^H7305 betwixt^H996 drove^H5739 and^H996 drove^H5739.

¹⁷ He commanded the foremost, saying, “When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?’

KJVAnd he commanded^H6680^(H8762) the foremost^H7223, saying^H559^(H8800), When Esau^H6215 my brother^H251 meeteth thee^H6298^(H8799), and asketh thee^H7592^(H8804), saying^H559^(H8800), Whose art thou? and whither goest^H3212^(H8799) thou? and whose are these before^H6440 thee?

¹⁸ Then you shall say, ‘They are your servant, Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.’”

KJVThen thou shalt say^H559^(H8804), They be thy servant^H5650 Jacob's^H3290; it is a present^H4503 sent^H7971^(H8803) unto my lord^H113 Esau^H6215: and, behold, also he is behind us^H310.

¹⁹ He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.

KJVAnd so^H1571 commanded he^H6680^(H8762) the second^H8145, and the third^H7992, and all that followed^H1980^(H8802)^H310 the droves^H5739, saying^H559^(H8800), On this manner^H1697 shall ye speak^H1696^(H8762) unto Esau^H6215, when ye find^H4672^(H8800) him.

²⁰ You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”

KJVAnd say ye^H559^(H8804) moreover^H1571, Behold, thy servant^H5650 Jacob^H3290 is behind us^H310. For he said^H559^(H8804), I will appease^H3722^(H8762) him^H6440 with the present^H4503 that goeth^H1980^(H8802) before me^H6440, and afterward^H310 I will see^H7200^(H8799) his face^H6440; peradventure he will accept^H5375^(H8799) of me^H6440.

²¹ So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.

KJVSo went^H5674 the present^H4503 over^H5674^(H8799) before him^H6440: and himself lodged^H3885^(H8804) that night^H3915 in the company^H4264.

²² He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.

KJVAnd he rose up^H6965^(H8799) that night^H3915, and took^H3947^(H8799) his two^H8147 wives^H802, and his two^H8147 womenservants^H8198, and his eleven^H6240^H259 sons^H3206, and passed over^H5674^(H8799) the ford^H4569 Jabbok^H2999.

²³ He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

KJVAnd he took them^H3947^(H8799), and sent them over^H5674^(H8686) the brook^H5158, and sent over^H5674^(H8686) that he had.

²⁴ Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 was left^H3498^(H8735) alone; and there wrestled^H79^(H8735) a man^H376 with him until the breaking^H5927^(H8800) of the day^H7837.

²⁵ When he saw that he didn’t prevail against him, the man touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained as he wrestled.

KJVAnd when he saw^H7200^(H8799) that he prevailed^H3201^(H8804) not against him, he touched^H5060^(H8799) the hollow of his thigh^H3409; and the hollow^H3709 of Jacob's^H3290 thigh^H3409 was out of joint^H3363^(H8799), as he wrestled^H79^(H8736) with him.

²⁶ The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Let me go^H7971^(H8761), for the day^H7837 breaketh^H5927^(H8804). And he said^H559^(H8799), I will not let thee go^H7971^(H8762), except^H518 thou bless^H1288^(H8765) me.

²⁷ He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What is thy name^H8034? And he said^H559^(H8799), Jacob^H3290.

²⁸ He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Thy name^H8034 shall be called^H559^(H8735) no more Jacob^H3290, but Israel^H3478: for as a prince hast thou power^H8280^(H8804) with God^H430 and with men^H582, and hast prevailed^H3201^(H8799).

²⁹ Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 asked^H7592^(H8799) him, and said^H559^(H8799), Tell^H5046^(H8685) me, I pray thee, thy name^H8034. And he said^H559^(H8799), Wherefore is it^H2088 that thou dost ask^H7592^(H8799) after my name^H8034? And he blessed^H1288^(H8762) him there.

³⁰ Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 called^H7121^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 Peniel^H6439: for I have seen^H7200^(H8804) God^H430 face^H6440 to face^H6440, and my life^H5315 is preserved^H5337^(H8735).

³¹ The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.

KJVAnd as he passed over^H5674^(H8804) Penuel^H6439 the sun^H8121 rose^H2224^(H8799) upon him, and he halted^H6760^(H8802) upon his thigh^H3409.

³² Therefore the children of Israel don’t eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.

KJVTherefore the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 eat^H398^(H8799) not of the sinew^H1517 which shrank^H5384, which is upon the hollow^H3709 of the thigh^H3409, unto this day^H3117: because he touched^H5060^(H8804) the hollow^H3709 of Jacob's^H3290 thigh^H3409 in the sinew^H1517 that shrank^H5384.

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