Genesis 32
1 And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4 And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you speak to my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob says thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
5 And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in your sight.
6 When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and also he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him.
7 Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
8 And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which said to me, Return to your country, and to your kindred, and I will deal well with you:
10 I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have showed to your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
11 Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.
Deliver me, I pray you, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
12 And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.
And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep,
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 Thirty camels with their young ones, forty cows, ten oxen, twenty asses, and ten young asses.
Thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
16 These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said to his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
17 And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, saying, Whose are you? and where go you? and whose are these before you?
18 Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.
Then you shall say, They be your servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent to my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
19 And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak to Esau, when you find him.
20 And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.
And say you moreover, 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; peradventure he will accept of me.
21 So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
22 And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
23 He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
24 Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged.
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let you go, except you bless me.
27 Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.
And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
And he said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince have you power with God and with men, and have prevailed.
29 Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray you, your name. And he said, Why is it that you do ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31 And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he halted on his thigh.
32 For this reason the children of Israel, even today, never take that muscle in the hollow of the leg as food, because the hollow of Jacob's leg was touched.
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
