Verse 9
Genesis 32:9
New Living Translation
9
Then Jacob prayed, “O God (Elohim) of my grandfather Abraham, and God (Elohim) of my father, Isaac — O LORD, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר אִם יָב֥וֹא עֵשָׂ֛ו אֶל הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה הָ/אַחַ֖ת וְ/הִכָּ֑/הוּ וְ/הָיָ֛ה הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַ/נִּשְׁאָ֖ר לִ/פְלֵיטָֽה
English Translation
And he said, "If Esau comes to one of the camps and strikes it, then the camp that is left will escape."
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Chapter 32 Context
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As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God (Elohim) came to meet him.
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When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, “This is God (Elohim)’s camp!” So he named the place Mahanaim.
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Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the l...
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He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until...
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and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I h...
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After delivering the message, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “We met your brother, E...
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Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camel...
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He thought, “If Esau meets one group and attacks it, perhaps the other group can escape.”
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Then Jacob prayed, “O God (Elohim) of my grandfather Abraham, and God (Elohim) of my father, Isaac —...
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I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When...
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O LORD, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack...
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12
But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until the...
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13
Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to presen...
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200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,
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30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.
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He divided these animals into herds and assigned each to different servants. Then he told his servan...
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He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he...
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You must reply, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, h...
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Jacob gave the same instructions to the second and third herdsmen and to all who followed behind the...
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And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will try to ap...
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So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.
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During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and...
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After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions.
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This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to...
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When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its...
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Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unl...
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“What is your name?” the man asked. He replied, “Jacob.”
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“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, becau...
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“Please tell me your name,” Jacob said. “Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he...
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Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God (Elohim)”), for he said, “I have seen God (El...
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31
The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.
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32
(Even today the people of Israel don’t eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened t...
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