Genesis 32

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וְיַעֲקֹ֖בand Jacob הָלַ֣ךְhe went לְדַרְכּ֑וֹto way his וַיִּפְגְּעוּ־and they metב֖וֹin the himמַלְאֲכֵ֥יthe angels of אֱלֹהִֽים׃God

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יַעֲקֹב֙Jacob כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust when רָאָ֔םhe saw them מַחֲנֵ֥הis the camp of אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod זֶ֑הthis וַיִּקְרָ֛אand he called שֵֽׁם־the name of הַמָּק֥וֹםthe place הַה֖וּאthe that מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃ פMahanaim

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent יַעֲקֹ֤בJacob מַלְאָכִים֙messengers לְפָנָ֔יוto before him אֶל־to עֵשָׂ֖וEsau אָחִ֑יוbrother his אַ֥רְצָהthe land of towards שֵׂעִ֖ירSeir שְׂדֵ֥הthe region of אֱדֽוֹם׃Edom

וַיְצַ֤וand he commanded אֹתָם֙obj. them לֵאמֹ֔רto saying כֹּ֣הthus תֹאמְר֔וּןyou will say !לַֽאדֹנִ֖יto lord my לְעֵשָׂ֑וto Esau כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says עַבְדְּךָ֣servant your יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob עִם־with לָבָ֣ןLaban גַּ֔רְתִּיI have sojourned וָאֵחַ֖רand I have delayed עַד־until עָֽתָּה׃now

וַֽיְהִי־and it belongsלִי֙to the meשׁ֣וֹרoxen וַחֲמ֔וֹרand donkeys צֹ֖אןflocks וְעֶ֣בֶדand male servants וְשִׁפְחָ֑הand female servants וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙and I have sent !לְהַגִּ֣ידto tell לַֽאדֹנִ֔יto lord my לִמְצֹא־to find חֵ֖ןfavor בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃in view your

וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙and they returned הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםthe messengers אֶֽל־to יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob לֵאמֹ֑רto saying בָּ֤אנוּwe went אֶל־to אָחִ֙יךָ֙brother your אֶל־to עֵשָׂ֔וEsau וְגַם֙and also הֹלֵ֣ךְhe is coming לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔to meet you וְאַרְבַּע־and four מֵא֥וֹתhundreds אִ֖ישׁman עִמּֽוֹ׃are with him

וַיִּירָ֧אand he was afraid יַעֲקֹ֛בJacob מְאֹ֖דexceedingly וַיֵּ֣צֶרand it was distressל֑וֹto the himוַיַּ֜חַץand he divided אֶת־obj.הָעָ֣םthe people אֲשֶׁר־which אִתּ֗וֹwas with him וְאֶת־and obj.הַצֹּ֧אןthe flock וְאֶת־and obj.הַבָּקָ֛רthe herd וְהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםand the camels לִשְׁנֵ֥יinto two מַחֲנֽוֹת׃camps

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said אִם־if יָב֥וֹאhe will come עֵשָׂ֛וEsau אֶל־to הַמַּחֲנֶ֥הthe camp הָאַחַ֖תthe one וְהִכָּ֑הוּand he will attack it וְהָיָ֛הand it will become הַמַּחֲנֶ֥הthe camp הַנִּשְׁאָ֖רwhich remains לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃into an escaped remnant

וַיֹּאמֶר֮and he said יַעֲקֹב֒Jacob אֱלֹהֵי֙O God of אָבִ֣יfather my אַבְרָהָ֔םAbraham וֵאלֹהֵ֖יand the God of אָבִ֣יfather my יִצְחָ֑קIsaac יְהוָ֞הO Yahweh הָאֹמֵ֣רwho said אֵלַ֗יto me שׁ֧וּבreturn לְאַרְצְךָ֛to land your וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖and to kindred your וְאֵיטִ֥יבָהso let me do good עִמָּֽךְ׃with you

קָטֹ֜נְתִּיI am too insignificant מִכֹּ֤לfor all הַחֲסָדִים֙the covenant loyalties וּמִכָּל־and for all הָ֣אֱמֶ֔תthe faithfulness אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עָשִׂ֖יתָyou have done אֶת־with עַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant your כִּ֣יfor בְמַקְלִ֗יwith staff my עָבַ֙רְתִּי֙I passed over אֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןthe Jordan הַזֶּ֔הthe this וְעַתָּ֥הand now הָיִ֖יתִיI have become לִשְׁנֵ֥יinto two מַחֲנֽוֹת׃camps

הַצִּילֵ֥נִיdeliver me נָ֛אplease מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of אָחִ֖יbrother my מִיַּ֣דfrom the hand of עֵשָׂ֑וEsau כִּֽי־for יָרֵ֤אam fearing אָנֹכִי֙I אֹת֔וֹobj. him פֶּן־lest יָב֣וֹאhe should come וְהִכַּ֔נִיand he will attack me אֵ֖םmother עַל־with בָּנִֽים׃children

וְאַתָּ֣הand you אָמַ֔רְתָּyou have said הֵיטֵ֥בcertainly to do good אֵיטִ֖יבI will do good עִמָּ֑ךְwith you וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יand I will make אֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring your כְּח֣וֹלlike the sand of הַיָּ֔םthe sea אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich לֹא־not יִסָּפֵ֖רit will be counted מֵרֹֽב׃from multitude

וַיָּ֥לֶןand he stayed the night שָׁ֖םthere בַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the night הַה֑וּאthe that וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took מִן־some of הַבָּ֧אwhich came בְיָד֛וֹin hand his מִנְחָ֖הa gift לְעֵשָׂ֥וfor Esau אָחִֽיו׃brother his

עִזִּ֣יםfemale goats מָאתַ֔יִםtwo hundred וּתְיָשִׁ֖יםand male goats עֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwenty רְחֵלִ֥יםewes מָאתַ֖יִםtwo hundred וְאֵילִ֥יםand rams עֶשְׂרִֽים׃twenty

גְּמַלִּ֧יםcamels מֵינִיק֛וֹתsuckling וּבְנֵיהֶ֖םand young their שְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםthirty פָּר֤וֹתcows אַרְבָּעִים֙forty וּפָרִ֣יםand bulls עֲשָׂרָ֔הten אֲתֹנֹ֣תfemale donkeys עֶשְׂרִ֔יםtwenty וַעְיָרִ֖םand male donkeys עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ten

וַיִּתֵּן֙and he gave them בְּיַד־in the hand of עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his עֵ֥דֶרherd עֵ֖דֶרherd לְבַדּ֑וֹto only it וַ֤יֹּאמֶרand he said אֶל־to עֲבָדָיו֙servants his עִבְר֣וּpass over לְפָנַ֔יto before me וְרֶ֣וַחand a space תָּשִׂ֔ימוּyou will put בֵּ֥יןbetween עֵ֖דֶרa herd וּבֵ֥יןand between עֵֽדֶר׃a herd

וַיְצַ֥וand he commanded אֶת־obj.הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןthe first לֵאמֹ֑רto saying כִּ֣יthat יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞he will meet you עֵשָׂ֣וEsau אָחִ֗יbrother my וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙and he will ask you לֵאמֹ֔רto saying לְמִי־belong to whom?אַ֙תָּה֙you וְאָ֣נָהand where?תֵלֵ֔ךְare you going וּלְמִ֖יand belong to whom?אֵ֥לֶּהthese animals לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃to before you

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will say לְעַבְדְּךָ֣to servant your לְיַעֲקֹ֔בto Jacob מִנְחָ֥הis a gift הִוא֙it שְׁלוּחָ֔הwhich has been sent לַֽאדֹנִ֖יto lord my לְעֵשָׂ֑וto Esau וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!גַם־also ה֖וּאhe אַחֲרֵֽינוּ׃is behind us

וַתַּעֲבֹ֥רand it passed on הַמִּנְחָ֖הthe gift עַל־on פָּנָ֑יוface his וְה֛וּאand he לָ֥ןwas staying the night בַּלַּֽיְלָה־in the night הַה֖וּאthe that בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃in the camp

וַיָּ֣קָם׀and he rose בַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the night ה֗וּאthat וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took אֶת־obj.שְׁתֵּ֤יthe two נָשָׁיו֙wives his וְאֶת־and obj.שְׁתֵּ֣יthe two שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוmaidservants his וְאֶת־and obj.אַחַ֥דone plus עָשָׂ֖רten יְלָדָ֑יוsons his וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רand he passed over אֵ֖תobj.מַעֲבַ֥רthe ford of יַבֹּֽק׃Jabbok

וַיִּקָּחֵ֔םand he took them וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖םand he sent over them אֶת־obj.הַנָּ֑חַלthe wadi וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖רand he sent over אֶת־obj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichלוֹ׃belonged to the him

וַיִּוָּתֵ֥רand he remained יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob לְבַדּ֑וֹto only him וַיֵּאָבֵ֥קand he wrestled אִישׁ֙a man עִמּ֔וֹwith him עַ֖דuntil עֲל֥וֹתcame up הַשָּֽׁחַר׃the dawn

וַיַּ֗רְאand he saw כִּ֣יthat לֹ֤אnot יָכֹל֙he prevailedל֔וֹto the himוַיִּגַּ֖עand he touched בְּכַף־in the socket of יְרֵכ֑וֹthigh his וַתֵּ֙קַע֙and it was dislocated כַּף־the socket of יֶ֣רֶךְthe thigh of יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹwhen wrestled he עִמּֽוֹ׃with him

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיlet go me כִּ֥יfor עָלָ֖הit has come up הַשָּׁ֑חַרthe dawn וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said לֹ֣אnot אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔I will let go you כִּ֖יthat אִם־except בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃you have blessed me

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אֵלָ֖יוto him מַה־what?שְּׁמֶ֑ךָis name your וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said יַעֲקֹֽב׃Jacob

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said לֹ֤אnot יַעֲקֹב֙Jacob יֵאָמֵ֥רit will be called עוֹד֙again שִׁמְךָ֔name your כִּ֖יthat אִם־except יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael כִּֽי־for שָׂרִ֧יתָyou have struggled עִם־with אֱלֹהִ֛יםGod וְעִם־and with אֲנָשִׁ֖יםpeople וַתּוּכָֽל׃and you have prevailed

וַיִּשְׁאַ֣לand he asked יַעֲקֹ֗בJacob וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said הַגִּֽידָה־tell !נָּ֣אplease שְׁמֶ֔ךָname your וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said לָ֥מָּהto why?זֶּ֖הthis תִּשְׁאַ֣לdo you ask לִשְׁמִ֑יto name my וַיְבָ֥רֶךְand he blessed אֹת֖וֹobj. him שָֽׁם׃there

וַיִּקְרָ֧אand he called יַעֲקֹ֛בJacob שֵׁ֥םthe name of הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place פְּנִיאֵ֑לPeniel כִּֽי־for רָאִ֤יתִיI have seen אֱלֹהִים֙God פָּנִ֣יםface אֶל־to פָּנִ֔יםface וַתִּנָּצֵ֖לand it has been delivered נַפְשִֽׁי׃life my

וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־and it roseל֣וֹto the himהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁthe sun כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust when עָבַ֖רhe passed over אֶת־obj.פְּנוּאֵ֑לPenuel וְה֥וּאand he צֹלֵ֖עַwas limping עַל־on יְרֵכֽוֹ׃thigh his

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