1 T hen Jacob went on his way, and God’s angels met him.

¶ And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

2 W hen Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s army! So he named that place Mahanaim.

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host; and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

3 A nd Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

¶ And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

4 A nd he commanded them, Say this to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says this: I have been living temporarily with Laban and have stayed there till now.

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau: Thy slave Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban and stayed there until now;

5 A nd I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and women servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find mercy and kindness in your sight.

and I have oxen and asses, flocks, and menslaves, and womenslaves; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

6 A nd the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau; and now he is to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he comes to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

7 T hen Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two groups,

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed, and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cows and the camels, into two bands

8 T hinking, If Esau comes to the one group and smites it, then the other group which is left will escape.

and said, If Esau comes to the one company and smites it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

9 J acob said, O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord Who said to me, Return to your country and to your people and I will do you good,

¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said 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 mercy and loving-kindness and all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant, for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which thou hast showed unto thy slave; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan and now I am become two bands.

11 D eliver me, I pray You, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite, the mothers with the children.

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him lest he come and smite me and the mother with the children.

12 A nd You said, I will surely do you good and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

And thou hast said, I will surely do thee good and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

13 A nd Jacob lodged there that night and took from what he had with him as a present for his brother Esau:

¶ And he lodged there that same night and took of that which came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:

14 T wo hundred she-goats, 20 he-goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

two hundred she goats and twenty he goats, two hundred sheep and twenty rams,

15 T hirty milk camels with their colts, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 she-donkeys, and 10 colts.

thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

16 A nd he put them into the charge of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, Pass over before me and put a space between drove and drove.

And he delivered them into the hand of his slaves, every drove by themselves and said unto his slaves, Pass before me and put a space between drove and drove.

17 A nd he commanded the first, When Esau my brother meets you and asks to whom you belong, where you are going, and whose are the animals before you,

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau, my brother, meets thee and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou? And where goest thou? And for whom are these before thee?

18 T hen you shall say, They are your servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent to my lord Esau; and moreover, he is behind us.

Then thou shalt say, They are thy slave Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau; and, behold, also he is behind us.

19 A nd so he commanded the second and the third and all that followed the droves, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.

And so commanded he the second and the third and all that followed those droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau when ye find him.

20 A nd say, Moreover, 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.

And ye shall also say, Behold, thy slave Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will reconcile his wrath with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

21 S o the present went on before him, and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

So the present went over before him, and he lodged that night in the company.

22 B ut he rose up that night and took his two wives, his two women servants, and his eleven sons and passed over the ford Jabbok.

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 A nd he took them and sent them across the brook; also he sent over all that he had.

And he took them and sent them over the brook and sent over all that he had.

24 A nd Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until daybreak.

¶ And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.

25 A nd when '> Man] saw that He did not prevail against, He touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob’s thigh was put out of joint as he wrestled with Him.

And when the man saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was disjointed as he wrestled with him.

26 T hen He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking. But said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.

27 a sked him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob!

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

28 A nd He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed.

And he said, Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast fought with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

29 T hen Jacob asked Him, Tell me, I pray You, what is Your name? But He said, Why is it that you ask My name? And a blessing on there.

And Jacob asked him and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Why dost thou ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

30 A nd Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away.

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for I have seen God face to face, and my soul was saved.

31 A nd as he passed Penuel, the sun rose upon him, and he was limping because of his thigh.

And as he passed over Penuel, the sun rose upon him, and he limped upon his thigh.

32 T hat is why to this day the Israelites do not eat the sinew of the hip which is on the hollow of the thigh, because touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh on the sinew of the hip.

Therefore the sons of Israel do not eat 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.