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World English Bible

Genesis 32 (WEBP)

[1] Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
[2] When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
[3] Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
[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.
[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.’”
[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.”
[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.
[8] He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”
[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,’
[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.
[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.
[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.’”
[13] He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:
[14] two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
[15] thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
[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.”
[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?’
[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.’”
[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.
[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.”
[21] So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
[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.
[23] He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
[24] Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
[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.
[26] The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
[27] He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.
[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.”
[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.
[30] Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
[31] The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
[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.

Genesis 32:2 “Mahanaim” means “two camps”.
Genesis 32:30 Peniel means “face of God”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 32 (KJVS)

[1] And Jacob went () on his way, and the angels of God met () him.
[2] And when Jacob saw them, () he said, () This is God’s host: and he called () the name of that place Mahanaim.
[3] And Jacob sent () messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
[4] And he commanded () them, saying, () Thus shall ye speak () unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith () thus, I have sojourned () with Laban, and stayed there () until now:
[5] 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 thy sight.
[6] And the messengers returned () to Jacob, saying, () We came () to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh () to meet thee, () and four hundred men with him.
[7] 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 come () to the one company, and smite it, () then the other company which is left () shall escape.
[9] And Jacob said, () O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst () unto me, Return () unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well () with thee:
[10] I am not worthy of the least () of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed () unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over () this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
[11] Deliver me, () I pray thee, 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 thou saidst, () I will surely () do thee good, () and make () thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered () for multitude.
[13] 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 ewes, and twenty rams,
[15] thirty milch () camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
[16] And he delivered () them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said () unto his servants, Pass over () before me, and put () a space betwixt drove and drove.
[17] And he commanded () the foremost, saying, () When Esau my brother meeteth thee, () and asketh thee, () saying, () Whose art thou? and whither goest () thou? and whose are these before thee?
[18] Then thou shalt say, () They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent () unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
[19] And so commanded he () the second, and the third, and all that followed () the droves, saying, () On this manner shall ye speak () unto Esau, when ye find () him.
[20] And say ye () moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, () I will appease () him with the present that goeth () before me, and afterward I will see () his face; peradventure he will accept () of me.
[21] So went the present over () before him: and himself lodged () that night in the company.
[22] 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] And he took them, () and sent them over () the brook, and sent over () that he had.
[24] And Jacob was left () alone; and there wrestled () a man with him until the breaking () of the day.
[25] 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, () Let me go, () for the day breaketh. () And he said, () I will not let thee go, () except thou bless () me.
[27] And he said () unto him, What is thy name? And he said, () Jacob.
[28] And he said, () Thy name shall be called () no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power () with God and with men, and hast prevailed. ()
[29] And Jacob asked () him, and said, () Tell () me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, () Wherefore is it that thou dost ask () after my name? And he blessed () him there.
[30] And Jacob called () the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen () God face to face, and my life is preserved. ()
[31] And as he passed over () Penuel the sun rose () upon him, and he halted () upon his thigh.
[32] Therefore the children of Israel eat () not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched () the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

Genesis 32:2 That is, Two hosts or camps
Genesis 32:3 Heb. Field
Genesis 32:10 Heb. I am less then all etc.
Genesis 32:11 Heb. upon
Genesis 32:20 Heb. my face
Genesis 32:23 Heb. caused to pass
Genesis 32:24 Heb. Ascending of the morning
Genesis 32:30 That is, The face of God

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 32 (BYZ)

[1] [32:2] και ιακωβ απηλθεν εις την εαυτου οδον και αναβλεψας ειδεν παρεμβολην θεου παρεμβεβληκυιαν και συνηντησαν αυτω οι αγγελοι του θεου
[2] [32:3] ειπεν δε ιακωβ ηνικα ειδεν αυτους παρεμβολη θεου αυτη και εκαλεσεν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου παρεμβολαι
[3] [32:4] απεστειλεν δε ιακωβ αγγελους εμπροσθεν αυτου προς ησαυ τον αδελφον αυτου εις γην σηιρ εις χωραν εδωμ
[4] [32:5] και ενετειλατο αυτοις λεγων ουτως ερειτε τω κυριω μου ησαυ ουτως λεγει ο παις σου ιακωβ μετα λαβαν παρωκησα και εχρονισα εως του νυν
[5] [32:6] και εγενοντο μοι βοες και ονοι και προβατα και παιδες και παιδισκαι και απεστειλα αναγγειλαι τω κυριω μου ησαυ ινα ευρη ο παις σου χαριν εναντιον σου
[6] [32:7] και ανεστρεψαν οι αγγελοι προς ιακωβ λεγοντες ηλθομεν προς τον αδελφον σου ησαυ και ιδου αυτος ερχεται εις συναντησιν σοι και τετρακοσιοι ανδρες μετ αυτου
[7] [32:8] εφοβηθη δε ιακωβ σφοδρα και ηπορειτο και διειλεν τον λαον τον μετ αυτου και τους βοας και τα προβατα εις δυο παρεμβολας
[8] [32:9] και ειπεν ιακωβ εαν ελθη ησαυ εις παρεμβολην μιαν και εκκοψη αυτην εσται η παρεμβολη η δευτερα εις το σωζεσθαι
[9] [32:10] ειπεν δε ιακωβ ο θεος του πατρος μου αβρααμ και ο θεος του πατρος μου ισαακ κυριε ο ειπας μοι αποτρεχε εις την γην της γενεσεως σου και ευ σε ποιησω
[10] [32:11] ικανουται μοι απο πασης δικαιοσυνης και απο πασης αληθειας ης εποιησας τω παιδι σου εν γαρ τη ραβδω μου διεβην τον ιορδανην τουτον νυν δε γεγονα εις δυο παρεμβολας
[11] [32:12] εξελου με εκ χειρος του αδελφου μου ησαυ οτι φοβουμαι εγω αυτον μηποτε ελθων παταξη με και μητερα επι τεκνοις
[12] [32:13] συ δε ειπας καλως ευ σε ποιησω και θησω το σπερμα σου ως την αμμον της θαλασσης η ουκ αριθμηθησεται απο του πληθους
[13] [32:14] και εκοιμηθη εκει την νυκτα εκεινην και ελαβεν ων εφερεν δωρα και εξαπεστειλεν ησαυ τω αδελφω αυτου
[14] [32:15] αιγας διακοσιας τραγους εικοσι προβατα διακοσια κριους εικοσι
[15] [32:16] καμηλους θηλαζουσας και τα παιδια αυτων τριακοντα βοας τεσσαρακοντα ταυρους δεκα ονους εικοσι και πωλους δεκα
[16] [32:17] και εδωκεν δια χειρος τοις παισιν αυτου ποιμνιον κατα μονας ειπεν δε τοις παισιν αυτου προπορευεσθε εμπροσθεν μου και διαστημα ποιειτε ανα μεσον ποιμνης και ποιμνης
[17] [32:18] και ενετειλατο τω πρωτω λεγων εαν σοι συναντηση ησαυ ο αδελφος μου και ερωτα σε λεγων τινος ει και που πορευη και τινος ταυτα τα προπορευομενα σου
[18] [32:19] ερεις του παιδος σου ιακωβ δωρα απεσταλκεν τω κυριω μου ησαυ και ιδου αυτος οπισω ημων
[19] [32:20] και ενετειλατο τω πρωτω και τω δευτερω και τω τριτω και πασι τοις προπορευομενοις οπισω των ποιμνιων τουτων λεγων κατα το ρημα τουτο λαλησατε ησαυ εν τω ευρειν υμας αυτον
[20] [32:21] και ερειτε ιδου ο παις σου ιακωβ παραγινεται οπισω ημων ειπεν γαρ εξιλασομαι το προσωπον αυτου εν τοις δωροις τοις προπορευομενοις αυτου και μετα τουτο οψομαι το προσωπον αυτου ισως γαρ προσδεξεται το προσωπον μου
[21] [32:22] και παρεπορευοντο τα δωρα κατα προσωπον αυτου αυτος δε εκοιμηθη την νυκτα εκεινην εν τη παρεμβολη
[22] [32:23] αναστας δε την νυκτα εκεινην ελαβεν τας δυο γυναικας και τας δυο παιδισκας και τα ενδεκα παιδια αυτου και διεβη την διαβασιν του ιαβοκ
[23] [32:24] και ελαβεν αυτους και διεβη τον χειμαρρουν και διεβιβασεν παντα τα αυτου
[24] [32:25] υπελειφθη δε ιακωβ μονος και επαλαιεν ανθρωπος μετ αυτου εως πρωι
[25] [32:26] ειδεν δε οτι ου δυναται προς αυτον και ηψατο του πλατους του μηρου αυτου και εναρκησεν το πλατος του μηρου ιακωβ εν τω παλαιειν αυτον μετ αυτου
[26] [32:27] και ειπεν αυτω αποστειλον με ανεβη γαρ ο ορθρος ο δε ειπεν ου μη σε αποστειλω εαν μη με ευλογησης
[27] [32:28] ειπεν δε αυτω τι το ονομα σου εστιν ο δε ειπεν ιακωβ
[28] [32:29] ειπεν δε αυτω ου κληθησεται ετι το ονομα σου ιακωβ αλλα ισραηλ εσται το ονομα σου οτι ενισχυσας μετα θεου και μετα ανθρωπων δυνατος
[29] [32:30] ηρωτησεν δε ιακωβ και ειπεν αναγγειλον μοι το ονομα σου και ειπεν ινα τι τουτο ερωτας το ονομα μου και ηυλογησεν αυτον εκει
[30] [32:31] και εκαλεσεν ιακωβ το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου ειδος θεου ειδον γαρ θεον προσωπον προς προσωπον και εσωθη μου η ψυχη
[31] [32:32] ανετειλεν δε αυτω ο ηλιος ηνικα παρηλθεν το ειδος του θεου αυτος δε επεσκαζεν τω μηρω αυτου
[32] [32:33] ενεκεν τουτου ου μη φαγωσιν οι υιοι ισραηλ το νευρον ο εναρκησεν ο εστιν επι του πλατους του μηρου εως της ημερας ταυτης οτι ηψατο του πλατους του μηρου ιακωβ του νευρου και εναρκησεν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.