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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] Καὶ () Ιακωβ () ἀπῆλθεν () εἰς () τὴν () ἑαυτοῦ () ὁδόν. () Καὶ () ἀναβλέψας () εἶδεν () παρεμβολὴν () θεοῦ () παρεμβεβληκυῖαν, καὶ () συνήντησαν () αὐτῷ () οἱ () ἄγγελοι () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[2] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Ιακωβ, () ἡνίκα () εἶδεν () αὐτούς () Παρεμβολὴ () θεοῦ () αὕτη· () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τόπου () ἐκείνου () Παρεμβολαί. ()
[3] Ἀπέστειλεν () δὲ () Ιακωβ () ἀγγέλους () ἔμπροσθεν () αὐτοῦ () πρὸς () Ησαυ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () γῆν () Σηιρ εἰς () χώραν () Εδωμ
[4] καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () αὐτοῖς () λέγων () Οὕτως () ἐρεῖτε () τῷ () κυρίῳ () μου () Ησαυ () Οὕτως () λέγει () ὁ () παῖς () σου () Ιακωβ () Μετὰ () Λαβαν παρῴκησα () καὶ () ἐχρόνισα () ἕως () τοῦ () νῦν, ()
[5] καὶ () ἐγένοντό () μοι () βόες () καὶ () ὄνοι () καὶ () πρόβατα () καὶ () παῖδες () καὶ () παιδίσκαι, () καὶ () ἀπέστειλα () ἀναγγεῖλαι () τῷ () κυρίῳ () μου () Ησαυ, () ἵνα () εὕρῃ () ὁ () παῖς () σου () χάριν () ἐναντίον () σου. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἀνέστρεψαν () οἱ () ἄγγελοι () πρὸς () Ιακωβ () λέγοντες () Ἤλθομεν () πρὸς () τὸν () ἀδελφόν () σου () Ησαυ, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () αὐτὸς () ἔρχεται () εἰς () συνάντησίν () σοι () καὶ () τετρακόσιοι () ἄνδρες () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[7] Ἐφοβήθη () δὲ () Ιακωβ () σφόδρα () καὶ () ἠπορεῖτο. () Καὶ () διεῖλεν () τὸν () λαὸν () τὸν () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τοὺς () βόας () καὶ () τὰ () πρόβατα () εἰς () δύο () παρεμβολάς, ()
[8] καὶ () εἶπεν () Ιακωβ () Ἐὰν () ἔλθῃ () Ησαυ () εἰς () παρεμβολὴν () μίαν () καὶ () ἐκκόψῃ () αὐτήν, () ἔσται () ἡ () παρεμβολὴ () ἡ () δευτέρα () εἰς () τὸ () σῴζεσθαι. ()
[9] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Ιακωβ () Ὁ () θεὸς () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () Αβρααμ () καὶ () ὁ () θεὸς () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () Ισαακ, () κύριε () ὁ () εἴπας () μοι () Ἀπότρεχε εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () τῆς () γενέσεώς () σου () καὶ () εὖ () σε () ποιήσω, ()
[10] ἱκανοῦταί () μοι () ἀπὸ () πάσης () δικαιοσύνης () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάσης () ἀληθείας, () ἧς () ἐποίησας () τῷ () παιδί () σου· () ἐν () γὰρ () τῇ () ῥάβδῳ () μου () διέβην () τὸν () Ιορδάνην () τοῦτον, () νῦν () δὲ () γέγονα () εἰς () δύο () παρεμβολάς. ()
[11] Ἐξελοῦ () με () ἐκ () χειρὸς () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () μου () Ησαυ, () ὅτι () φοβοῦμαι () ἐγὼ () αὐτόν, () μήποτε () ἐλθὼν () πατάξῃ () με () καὶ () μητέρα () ἐπὶ () τέκνοις. ()
[12] Σὺ () δὲ () εἶπας () Καλῶς () εὖ () σε () ποιήσω () καὶ () θήσω () τὸ () σπέρμα () σου () ὡς () τὴν () ἄμμον () τῆς () θαλάσσης, () ἣ () οὐκ () ἀριθμηθήσεται () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () πλήθους. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη () ἐκεῖ () τὴν () νύκτα () ἐκείνην. () Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () ὧν () ἔφερεν () δῶρα () καὶ () ἐξαπέστειλεν () Ησαυ () τῷ () ἀδελφῷ () αὐτοῦ, ()
[14] αἶγας διακοσίας, () τράγους () εἴκοσι, () πρόβατα () διακόσια, () κριοὺς εἴκοσι, ()
[15] καμήλους () θηλαζούσας () καὶ () τὰ () παιδία () αὐτῶν () τριάκοντα, () βόας () τεσσαράκοντα, () ταύρους () δέκα, () ὄνους () εἴκοσι () καὶ () πώλους () δέκα. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () διὰ () χειρὸς () τοῖς () παισὶν () αὐτοῦ () ποίμνιον () κατὰ () μόνας. () Εἶπεν () δὲ () τοῖς () παισὶν () αὐτοῦ () Προπορεύεσθε () ἔμπροσθέν () μου () καὶ () διάστημα () ποιεῖτε () ἀνὰ () μέσον () ποίμνης () καὶ () ποίμνης. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () τῷ () πρώτῳ () λέγων () Ἐάν () σοι () συναντήσῃ () Ησαυ () ὁ () ἀδελφός () μου () καὶ () ἐρωτᾷ () σε () λέγων () Τίνος () εἶ () καὶ () ποῦ () πορεύῃ, () καὶ () τίνος () ταῦτα () τὰ () προπορευόμενά () σου; ()
[18] Ἐρεῖς () Τοῦ () παιδός () σου () Ιακωβ· () δῶρα () ἀπέσταλκεν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () μου () Ησαυ, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () αὐτὸς () ὀπίσω () ἡμῶν. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () τῷ () πρώτῳ () καὶ () τῷ () δευτέρῳ () καὶ () τῷ () τρίτῳ () καὶ () πᾶσι () τοῖς () προπορευομένοις () ὀπίσω () τῶν () ποιμνίων () τούτων () λέγων () Κατὰ () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο () λαλήσατε () Ησαυ () ἐν () τῷ () εὑρεῖν () ὑμᾶς () αὐτὸν ()
[20] καὶ () ἐρεῖτε () Ἰδοὺ () ὁ () παῖς () σου () Ιακωβ () παραγίνεται () ὀπίσω () ἡμῶν. () Εἶπεν () γάρ () Ἐξιλάσομαι τὸ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τοῖς () δώροις () τοῖς () προπορευομένοις () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () μετὰ () τοῦτο () ὄψομαι () τὸ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ· () ἴσως () γὰρ () προσδέξεται () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () μου. ()
[21] Καὶ () παρεπορεύοντο () τὰ () δῶρα () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ, () αὐτὸς () δὲ () ἐκοιμήθη () τὴν () νύκτα () ἐκείνην () ἐν () τῇ () παρεμβολῇ. ()
[22] Ἀναστὰς () δὲ () τὴν () νύκτα () ἐκείνην () ἔλαβεν () τὰς () δύο () γυναῖκας () καὶ () τὰς () δύο () παιδίσκας () καὶ () τὰ () ἕνδεκα () παιδία () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () διέβη () τὴν () διάβασιν τοῦ () Ιαβοκ·
[23] καὶ () ἔλαβεν () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () διέβη () τὸν () χειμάρρουν () καὶ () διεβίβασεν πάντα () τὰ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[24] Ὑπελείφθη () δὲ () Ιακωβ () μόνος, () καὶ () ἐπάλαιεν ἄνθρωπος () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἕως () πρωί. ()
[25] Εἶδεν () δὲ () ὅτι () οὐ () δύναται () πρὸς () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἥψατο () τοῦ () πλάτους () τοῦ () μηροῦ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐνάρκησεν τὸ () πλάτος () τοῦ () μηροῦ () Ιακωβ () ἐν () τῷ () παλαίειν αὐτὸν () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[26] Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Ἀπόστειλόν () με· () ἀνέβη () γὰρ () ὁ () ὄρθρος. () Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () Οὐ () μή () σε () ἀποστείλω, () ἐὰν () μή () με () εὐλογήσῃς. ()
[27] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ () Τί () τὸ () ὄνομά () σού () ἐστιν; () Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () Ιακωβ. ()
[28] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ () Οὐ () κληθήσεται () ἔτι () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου () Ιακωβ, () ἀλλὰ () Ισραηλ () ἔσται () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου, () ὅτι () ἐνίσχυσας () μετὰ () θεοῦ () καὶ () μετὰ () ἀνθρώπων () δυνατός. ()
[29] Ἠρώτησεν () δὲ () Ιακωβ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἀνάγγειλόν () μοι () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου. () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἵνα () τί () τοῦτο () ἐρωτᾷς () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου; () Καὶ () ηὐλόγησεν () αὐτὸν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[30] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () Ιακωβ () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τόπου () ἐκείνου () Εἶδος () θεοῦ· () εἶδον () γὰρ () θεὸν () πρόσωπον () πρὸς () πρόσωπον, () καὶ () ἐσώθη () μου () ἡ () ψυχή. ()
[31] Ἀνέτειλεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ () ὁ () ἥλιος, () ἡνίκα () παρῆλθεν () τὸ () Εἶδος () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () αὐτὸς () δὲ () ἐπέσκαζεν τῷ () μηρῷ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[32] Ἕνεκεν () τούτου () οὐ () μὴ () φάγωσιν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () τὸ () νεῦρον, ὃ () ἐνάρκησεν, ὅ () ἐστιν () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () πλάτους () τοῦ () μηροῦ, () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης, () ὅτι () ἥψατο () τοῦ () πλάτους () τοῦ () μηροῦ () Ιακωβ () τοῦ () νεύρου καὶ () ἐνάρκησεν.

Genesis 32:1 Originally verse 32:2.
Genesis 32:2 Originally verse 32:3.
Genesis 32:3 Originally verse 32:4.
Genesis 32:4 Originally verse 32:5.
Genesis 32:5 Originally verse 32:6.
Genesis 32:6 Originally verse 32:7.
Genesis 32:7 Originally verse 32:8.
Genesis 32:8 Originally verse 32:9.
Genesis 32:9 Originally verse 32:10.
Genesis 32:10 Originally verse 32:11.
Genesis 32:11 Originally verse 32:12.
Genesis 32:12 Originally verse 32:13.
Genesis 32:13 Originally verse 32:14.
Genesis 32:14 Originally verse 32:15.
Genesis 32:15 Originally verse 32:16.
Genesis 32:16 Originally verse 32:17.
Genesis 32:17 Originally verse 32:18.
Genesis 32:18 Originally verse 32:19.
Genesis 32:19 Originally verse 32:20.
Genesis 32:20 Originally verse 32:21.
Genesis 32:21 Originally verse 32:22.
Genesis 32:22 Originally verse 32:23.
Genesis 32:23 Originally verse 32:24.
Genesis 32:24 Originally verse 32:25.
Genesis 32:25 Originally verse 32:26.
Genesis 32:26 Originally verse 32:27.
Genesis 32:27 Originally verse 32:28.
Genesis 32:28 Originally verse 32:29.
Genesis 32:29 Originally verse 32:30.
Genesis 32:30 Originally verse 32:31.
Genesis 32:31 Originally verse 32:32.
Genesis 32:32 Originally verse 32:33.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.