Verse 4

Genesis 32:4

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו אֶל עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑י/ו אַ֥רְצָ/ה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם
English Translation
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
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Chapter 32 Context
1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God (Elohim) met him. Focus ↗
2 And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God (Elohim)’s host: and he called the name of that place M... Focus ↗
3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom. Focus ↗
4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I...
5 and I have oxen, and asses, and flocks, and menservants, and maidservants: and I have sent to tell m... Focus ↗
6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to... Focus ↗
7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and... Focus ↗
8 and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall esc... Focus ↗
9 And Jacob said, O God (Elohim) of my father Abraham, and God (Elohim) of my father Isaac, O Jehovah,... Focus ↗
10 I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all the truth, which thou hast show... Focus ↗
11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he... Focus ↗
12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot... Focus ↗
13 And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brothe... Focus ↗
14 two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, Focus ↗
15 thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals. Focus ↗
16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servan... Focus ↗
17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, W... Focus ↗
18 then thou shalt say, They are thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, beho... Focus ↗
19 And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this m... Focus ↗
20 and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him... Focus ↗
21 So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company. Focus ↗
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, a... Focus ↗
23 And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had. Focus ↗
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. Focus ↗
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollo... Focus ↗
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless... Focus ↗
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. Focus ↗
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God (Elo... Focus ↗
29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that tho... Focus ↗
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God (Elohim) face to face,... Focus ↗
31 And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh. Focus ↗
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh,... Focus ↗