NASB — Genesis 32 — KJV

Jacob’s Fear of Esau

1 Now as Jacob° went° on his way°, athe angels° of God° met° him. 2 Jacob° said° when° he saw° them, “This° is God’s° Icamp°.” So he named°° that place° IIaMahanaim°.

[1] a2K 6:16, 17; Ps 34:7
[2] IOr company III.e. Two Camps, or Two Companies aJsh 21:38; 2S 2:8

3 ¶ Then Jacob° asent° messengers° before° him to his brother° Esau° in the land° of bSeir°, the Icountry° of cEdom°. 4 He also commanded° them saying°, “Thus° you shall say° to my lord° Esau°: ‘Thus° says° your servant° Jacob°, “I have sojourned° with Laban°, and astayed° until° now°; 5 aI have° oxen° and donkeys° [and] flocks° and male° and female° servants°°; and I have sent° to tell° my lord°, bthat I may find° favor° in your sight°.”’”

[3] ILit field aGn 27:41, 42; 32:7, 11 bGn 14:6; 33:14 cGn 25:30; 36:8, 9
[4] aGn 31:41
[5] aGn 30:43 bGn 33:8

6 ¶ The messengers° returned° to Jacob°, saying°, “We came° to your brother° Esau°, and furthermore° ahe is coming° to meet° you, and four° hundred° men° are with him.” 7 Then Jacob° was agreatly° afraid° and distressed°; and he divided° the people° who° were with him, and the flocks° and the herds° and the camels°, into two° companies°; 8 for he said°, “If° Esau° comes° to the one° company° and Iattacks° it, then the company° which is left° will escape°.”

[6] aGn 33:1
[7] aGn 32:11
[8] ILit smites

9 ¶ Jacob° said°, “O aGod° of my father° Abraham° and God° of my father° Isaac°, O LORD°, who said° to me, ‘bReturn° to your country° and to your relatives°, and I will Iprosper° you,’ 10 II am unworthy° aof all° the lovingkindness° and of all° the IIfaithfulness° which° You have shown° to Your servant°; for with my staff° [only] I crossed° this° Jordan°, and now° I have become° two° companies°. 11 aDeliver° me, I pray°, bfrom the hand° of my brother°, from the hand° of Esau°; for I fear° him, that he will come° and Iattack° me [and] the cmothers° with the children°. 12 For You said°, ‘aI will surely° Iprosper° you and bmake° your IIdescendants° as the sand° of the sea°, which° is too° great° to be numbered°.’”

[9] ILit do good with you aGn 28:13; 31:42 bGn 28:15; 31:3, 13
[10] ILit I am less than all IIOr truth aGn 24:27
[11] ILit smite aPs 59:1, 2 bGn 27:41, 42; 33:4 cHo 10:14
[12] ILit do good with IILit seed aGn 28:14 bGn 22:17

13 ¶ So he spent° the night° there°. Then he Iselected° from what IIhe had° with him a apresent° for his brother° Esau°: 14 two hundred° female° goats° and twenty° male° goats°, two hundred° ewes° and twenty° rams°, 15 thirty° milking° camels° and their colts°, forty° cows° and ten° bulls°, twenty° female° donkeys° and ten° male° donkeys°. 16 He delivered° [them] into the hand° of his servants°, every° drove° by itself°, and said° to his servants°, “Pass° on before° me, and put° a space° between° droves°.” 17 He commanded° the Ione° in front°, saying°, “When° my brother° Esau° meets° you and asks° you, saying°, ‘To whom° do you belong, and where° are you going°, and to whom° do these° [animals] in front° of you belong?’ 18 then you shall say°, ‘[These] belong to your servant° Jacob°; it is a present° sent° to my lord° Esau°. And behold°, he also° is behind° us.’” 19 Then he commanded° also° the second° and the third°, and all° those who followed°° the droves°, saying°, “After this° manner° you shall speak° to Esau° when you find° him; 20 and you shall say°, ‘Behold°, your servant° Jacob° also° is behind° us.’” For he said°, “I will appease°° him with the present° that goes° before° me. Then afterward°° I will see° his face°; perhaps° he will accept°° me.” 21 So the present° passed° on before°° him, while he himself° spent° that night° in the camp°.

[13] ILit took IILit had come to his hand aGn 43:11
[17] ILit first

22 ¶ Now he arose° that same° night° and took° his two° wives° and his two° maids° and his eleven°° children°, and crossed° the ford° of the aJabbok°. 23 He took° them and sent° them across° the stream°. And he sent° across° whatever° he had.

[22] aDt 3:16; Jsh 12:2

Jacob Wrestles

24 Then Jacob° was left° alone°, and a man° awrestled° with him until° daybreak°. 25 When he saw° that he had not prevailed° against him, he touched° the socket° of his thigh°; so the socket° of Jacob’s° thigh° was dislocated° while he wrestled° with him. 26 Then he said°, “Let° me go°, for the dawn° is breaking°.” But he said°, “aI will not let° you go° unless°° you bless° me.” 27 So he said° to him, “What° is your name°?” And he said°, “Jacob°.” 28 aHe said°, “Your name° shall no° longer° be Jacob°, but IIsrael°; for you have striven° with God° and with men° and have prevailed°.” 29 Then aJacob° asked° him and said°, “Please° tell° me your name°.” But he said°, “Why° is it that you ask° my name°?” And he blessed° him there°. 30 So Jacob° named°° the place° IPeniel°, for [he said], “aI have seen° God° face° to face°, yet my IIlife° has been preserved°.” 31 Now the sun° rose° upon him just° as he crossed° over° aPenuel°, and he was limping° on his thigh°. 32 Therefore°°, to this° day° the sons° of Israel° do not eat° the sinew° of the hip° which° is on the socket° of the thigh°, because° he touched° the socket° of Jacob’s° thigh° in the sinew° of the hip°.

[24] aHo 12:3, 4
[26] aHo 12:4
[28] II.e. he who strives with God; or God strives aGn 35:10; 1K 18:31
[29] aJg 13:17, 18
[30] II.e. the face of God IILit soul aGn 16:13; Ex 24:10, 11; 33:20; Nu 12:8; Jg 6:22; 13:22
[31] aJg 8:8


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Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.

1 ¶ And Jacobº wentºª on his way,º and the angelsº of Godº metºª him. 2 And when² Jacobº saw² them,¹ª he said,ºª This² [is] God'sº host:º and he calledºª the nameº of that² placeº Mahanaim.º

[1] Ps 91:11; 1Co 3:22; Ep 3:10; He 1:4.
[2] Jsh 5:14; 21:38; 2S 2:8, 12; 17:24, 26; 1K 2:8; 4:14; 2K 6:17; Ps 34:7; 103:21; 148:2; So 6:13; Dn 10:20; Lk 2:13.

His message to Esau.

3 And Jacobº sentºª messengersº before² him¹ to² Esauº his brotherº unto the landº of Seir,º the countryº of Edom.º 4 And he commandedºª them, saying,ºª Thus² shall ye speakºª unto my lordº Esau;º Thy servantº Jacobº saithºª thus,² I have sojournedºª with² Laban,º and stayed thereºª until² now:² 5 And I have² oxen,º and asses,º flocks,º and menservants,º and womenservants:º and I have sentºª to tellºª my lord,º that I may findºª graceº in thy sight.º

[3] Gn 14:6; 25:30; 33:14, 16; 36:6; Dt 2:5, 22; Jsh 24:4; Mal 3:1; Lk 9:52; 14:31.
[4] Gn 4:7; 23:6; 27:29, 37; 32:5, 18; 33:8; Ex 32:22; 1S 26:17; 1K 20:32; Pv 6:3; 15:1; Ec 10:4; Lk 14:11; 1P 3:6.
[5] Gn 30:43; 31:1, 16; 33:8, 11, 15; 47:25; Ru 2:2; 1S 1:18; 2S 16:4; Jb 6:22.

He is afraid of Esau's coming.

6 ¶ And the messengersº returnedºª to² Jacob,º saying,ºª We cameºª to² thy brotherº Esau,º and also² he comethºª to meet² thee,¹ª and four² hundredº menº with² him. 7 Then Jacobº was greatly¹ afraidºª² and distressed:ºª and he dividedºª² the peopleº that² [was] with² him, and the flocks,º and herds,º and the camels,º into twoº bands;º 8 And said,ºª If² Esauº comeºª to² the oneº company,º and smite² it,¹ª then the other companyº which is leftºª shall escape.º

[6] Gn 27:40; 32:8, 11; 33:1; Am 5:19.
[7] Gn 35:3; Ex 14:10; Ps 18:4; 31:13; 55:4; 61:2; 107:6; 112:5; 142:4; Pv 2:11; Is 28:26; Mt 8:26; 10:16; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; 2Co 1:4, 8; 2Ti 3:12.
[8] Gn 33:1; Mt 10:16.

He prayeth for deliverance.

9 ¶ And Jacobº said,ºª O Godº of my fatherº Abraham,º and Godº of my fatherº Isaac,º the LORDº which saidstºª unto² me, Returnºª unto thy country,º and to thy kindred,º and I will deal wellºª with² thee: 10 I am not worthy² of the least¹ª of all²² the mercies,º and of all²² the truth,º which² thou hast shewedºª unto² thy servant;º for² with my staffº I passed overºª² this² Jordan;º and now² I am become² twoº bands.º 11 Deliver² me,¹ª I pray thee,² from the handº² of my brother,º from the handº² of Esau:º for² I² fear¹² him, lest² he will comeºª and smite² me,¹ª [and] the motherº withº the children.º 12 And thou² saidst,ºª I will surely¹ª do thee good,ºª² and makeºª² thy seedº as the sandº of the sea,º which² cannot² be numberedºª for multitude.º²

[9] Gn 17:7; 28:13; 31:3, 13, 29, 42, 53; Ex 3:6; 1S 30:6; 2Ch 20:6, 12; 32:20; Ps 34:4; 50:15; 91:15; Php 4:6.
[10] Gn 18:27; 24:27; 28:10, 15; 30:43; 32:5, 7; Dt 8:18; 2S 7:18; Jb 8:7; 17:9; 42:5; Ps 8:5; 16:2; 18:35; 61:7; 84:7; 85:10; Pv 4:18; Is 6:5; 63:7; Dn 9:8; Mi 7:20; Lk 5:8; 17:10; 2Co 12:11; 1Ti 1:12; 1P 5:5; 1Jn 1:8.
[11] Dt 22:6; 1S 12:10; 24:15; Ps 16:1; 25:20; 31:2; 43:1; 59:1; 119:134; 142:6; Pv 18:19; Dn 3:17; Ho 10:14; Mt 6:13.
[12] Gn 28:13; 32:6; 46:3; Ex 32:13; Nu 23:19; 1S 15:29; Mt 24:35; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2; He 6:17.

He sendeth a present to Esau.

13 ¶ And he lodgedºª there² that same² night;º and tookºª of² that which cameºª to his handº a presentº for Esauº his brother;º 14 Two hundredº she goats,º and twentyº he goats,º two hundredº ewes,º and twentyº rams,º 15 Thirtyº milchºª camelsº with their colts,º fortyº kine,º and tenº bulls,º twentyº she asses,º and tenº foals.º 16 And he deliveredºª [them] into the handº of his servants,º every droveº by themselves;² and saidºª unto² his servants,º Pass overºª before² me,¹ and putºª a spaceº betwixtº droveº and¹ drove.º 17 And he commandedºª² the foremost,º saying,ºª When² Esauº my brotherº meeteth² thee,¹ª and asketh² thee,¹ª saying,ºª Whose² [art] thou?² and whither² goest¹ª² thou? and whose² [are] these² beforeº thee? 18 Then thou shalt say,ºª [They be] thy servantº Jacob's;º it² [is] a presentº sentºª unto my lordº Esau:º and, behold,² also² he² [is] behind² us.¹ 19 And soº commanded² he¹ª² the second,º and²² the third,º and²² all² that followedººª the droves,º saying,ºª On this² mannerº shall ye speakºª unto² Esau,º when ye findºª him. 20 And say² ye¹ª moreover,º Behold,² thy servantº Jacobº [is] behind² us.¹ For² he said,ºª I will appeaseºª² him¹ with the presentº that goethºª before² me,¹ and afterwardº² I will seeºª his face;º peradventure² he will acceptºª² of me.¹ 21 So wentºª the presentº over¹ª before²² him:¹ and himself² lodgedºª that² nightº in the company.º 22 And he rose upºª that² night,º and tookºª² his twoº wives,º and his twoº womenservants,º and his elevenºº sons,º and passed overºª² the fordº Jabbok.º 23 And he took² them,¹ª and sent them overºª² the brook,º and sent overºª² that² he had.

[13] Gn 18:2; 32:20; 33:10; 42:6; 43:11, 26; 1S 25:8, 27; Pv 17:8; 18:16; 19:6; 21:14.
[14] Gn 30:43; 31:9, 16; Dt 8:18; 1S 25:2; Jb 1:3; 42:12.
[16] Gn 32:20; 33:8; Ps 112:5; Pv 2:11; Is 28:26; Mt 10:16.
[17] Gn 33:3.
[18] Gn 32:4.
[20] Gn 43:11; 1S 6:5; 25:17; 1K 20:31; Jb 42:8; Pv 6:35; 15:18; 16:14; 21:14; Jna 3:9; 2Ti 2:25.
[22] Gn 29:21; 30:1; 35:18, 22; Dt 2:37; 3:16; Jsh 12:2; 1Ti 5:8.
[23] Gn 32:23.

He wrestleth with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.

24 ¶ And Jacobº was leftºª alone;² and there wrestledºª a manº with² him until² the breakingºª of the day.º 25 And when he sawºª that² he prevailedºª not² against him, he touchedºª the hollow² of his thigh;º and the hollowº of Jacob'sº thighº was out of joint,ºª as he wrestledºª with² him. 26 And he said,ºª Let me go,ºª for² the dayº breaketh.ºª And he said,ºª I will not² let thee go,ºª exceptº² thou blessºª me. 27 And he saidºª unto² him, What² [is] thy name?º And he said,ºª Jacob.º 28 And he said,ºª Thy nameº shall be calledºª no² more² Jacob,º but²² Israel:º for² as a prince hast thou powerºª with² Godº and with² men,¹² and hast prevailed.ºª 29 And Jacobº askedºª [him], and said,ºª Tellºª [me], I pray thee,² thy name.º And he said,ºª Wherefore² [is] itº [that] thou dost askºª after my name?º And he blessedºª him there.² 30 And Jacobº calledºª the nameº of the placeº Peniel:º for² I have seenºª Godº faceº to² face,º and my lifeº is preserved.ºª

[24] Gn 30:8; 32:28, 30; 48:16; Ex 14:27; So 2:17; Is 32:2; Ho 12:3; Lk 13:24; 22:44; Ro 8:26; 15:30; 1Co 15:47; Ep 6:12, 18; Col 2:1; 4:12; He 5:7.
[25] Gn 19:22; 32:32; Nu 14:13; Ps 30:6; Is 41:14; 45:11; Ho 12:3; Mt 15:22; 26:41, 44; Lk 11:5; 2Co 12:7.
[26] Ex 32:10; Dt 9:14; 1Ch 4:10; Ps 67:1, 6; 115:12; So 3:4; 7:5; Is 45:11; 64:7; Ho 12:4; Lk 18:1; 24:28; Ro 8:37; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 12:8; He 5:7.
[28] Gn 17:5, 15; 25:31; 27:33; 31:24, 36; 32:24; 33:4, 20; 35:10; Nu 13:16; 1S 26:25; 2S 12:25; 2K 17:34; Pv 16:7; Is 62:2; 65:15; Ho 12:3; Jn 1:42; Rv 2:17.
[29] Gn 27:28; 28:3, 13; 32:26, 27; Dt 29:29; Jg 13:16; Jb 11:7; Pv 30:4; Is 9:6; Ho 6:1; Lk 1:19.
[30] Gn 16:13; 28:19; 32:31; Ex 24:10; 33:14, 19; Nu 12:8; Dt 5:24; 34:10; Jg 6:22; 8:8, 17; 13:21; 1K 12:25; Is 6:5; Jn 1:18; 2Co 3:18; 4:6; Ga 1:6; Ep 1:17; Col 1:15; 2Ti 1:10; He 11:27.

He halteth.

31 And as² he passed overºª² Penuelº the sunº roseºª upon him, and he² haltedºª upon² his thigh.º 32 Therefore²² the childrenº of Israelº eatºª not² [of]² the sinewº which shrank,º which² [is] upon² the hollowº of the thigh,º unto² this² day:º because² he touchedºª the hollowº of Jacob'sº thighº in the sinewº that shrank.º

[31] Gn 19:15, 23; 32:25; Ps 38:17; Mal 4:2; 2Co 12:7, 9.
[32] 1S 5:5.


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