1 A nd Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;

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

2 a nd Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, `This the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place `Two Camps.'

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 sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

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

4 a nd commandeth them, saying, `Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry until 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 ox, and ass, flock, and man-servant, and maid-servant, and I send to declare to my lord, to find grace in his eyes.'

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 turn back unto Jacob, saying, `We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men 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 a nd Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,

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 a nd saith, `If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it -- then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.'

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

9 A nd Jacob saith, `God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah who saith unto me, Turn back to thy land, and to thy kindred, and I do good with thee:

¶ 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 have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant -- for, with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

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 ` Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;

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 Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the 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 he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

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

14 s he-goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,

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

15 s uckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, she-asses twenty, and foals ten;

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

16 a nd he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, `Pass over before me, and a space ye do put 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 commandeth the first, saying, `When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose thou? and whither goest thou? and whose these before thee?

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 thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also 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 he commandeth also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, `According to this manner do ye speak unto Esau in your finding 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 ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob behind us;' for he said, `I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

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 a nd the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.

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

22 A nd he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of 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 taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.

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

24 A nd Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

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

25 a nd he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling 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 a nd he saith, `Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, `I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed 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 nd he saith unto him, `What thy name?' and he saith, `Jacob.'

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

28 A nd he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

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 A nd Jacob asketh, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, `Why this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him 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 calleth the name of the place Peniel: for `I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'

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 the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;

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

32 t herefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which on the hollow of the thigh, unto this day, because He came against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against the sinew which shrank.

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.