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Genesis 26-34 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 00:48, December 22, 2009
, 00:48, December 22, 2009→Chapter 32
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|And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
|And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
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|[[Jacob]] went on his way, and Messengers of [[God]] came upon him.
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|These are the [[angel]]s.
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|And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
|And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
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|When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God!" And he named that place [[Mahanaim]].
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|Which in [[Hebrew]] literally means "two camps," being the dual form of the word for "camp."
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|And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto 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.
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|Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother [[Esau]], toward the land of Seir, in the region of Edom.
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|And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
|And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
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|He instructed them thus: "Say this to my lord Esau: 'Your servant Jacob says this: I sojourned with [[Laban]], and stayed there until now.'"
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|The word for "stayed" actually means "delayed."
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|And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
|And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
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|"'I have [[ox]]en, donkeys, flocks, manservants, and maidservants. I am sending this message to you, my lord, in the hope that I will find grace in your eyes.'"
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|And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh 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 cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
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|The messengers returned to Jacob, and said, "We came to your brother Esau, and in fact he's coming to meet you, and he has four hundred men with him."
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|Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
|Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
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|Jacob was exceedingly afraid and distressed. He split the people with him, and the flocks, herds, and camels, into two camps.
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|And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
|And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
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|He said, "If Esau comes to one camp and destroys it, then the other, remaining camp will escape."
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|Literally, "achieve deliverance."
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|And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
|And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
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|Now Jacob said, "O God of my father [[Abraham]], and God of my father [[Isaac]], the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] who said, 'Return to your land and kindred, and I will do good for you,'"
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|I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
|I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
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|"I don't deserve even the smallest of the kindnesses and faithfulness that You have shown to Your servant. With my walking-stick I have crossed over this river [[Jordan River|Jordan]], and have become two camps."
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|Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother 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 will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
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|"Please rescue me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau. I am afraid that he will come and kill me, and the mother with the children."
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|And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
|And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
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|"And you said, 'I will definitely do good for you, and make your descendants like the grains of sand of the sea, which are too numerous to count.'"
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|The word "good" is repeated for emphasis.
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|And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
|And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
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|He lodged there that very night, and took whatever was ready to hand as a present for his brother Esau:
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|Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
|Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
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|200 nanny [[goat]]s and 20 billy goats; 200 [[sheep|ewes]] and 20 rams;
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|Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
|Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
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|30 milk [[camels]] with their colts, forty heifers and ten bulls, twenty jenny [[donkey]]s and ten colts.
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|And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
|And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
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|He entrusted these to his servants, every drove separately, and told his servants, "Pass ahead of me, and put some distance between one drove and the next."
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|And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
|And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
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|He instructed the lead drovers, saying, "When my brother Esau encounters you, and asks you, 'Whom do you serve, where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong,...'"
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|Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
|Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
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|"Then you shall say, "They belong to your servant Jacob; and are a present sent to my lord Esau, and in fact he's behind us."
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|And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
|And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
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|He furthermore instructed the second, third, and each following drover team, saying, "Give this message to Esau when you find him."
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|And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
|And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
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|"And make sure you say, 'Jacob is behind us.'" He said to himself, "I will propitiate him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see him face-to-face, and perhaps he'll be friendly to me."
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|So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
|So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
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|And so the present passed before him, and he himself spent the night in camp.
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|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.
|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.
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|He rose up that night, anbd took his two wives, and two maidservants, and eleven sons, and crossed the Jabbok ford.
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|And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
|And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
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|He took them and sent them over the ford, and sent over everything he had.
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|And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
|And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
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|Jacob was left alone, and he wrestled with a man until the rising of the dawn.
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|The "man" is undoubtedly a Messenger of God, i.e. an angel.
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|And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
|And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
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|When the stranger realized that he was not winning against Jacob, he touched the hollow of his thigh. The hollow of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with the man.
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|And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
|And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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|The man said, "Let me go! Dawn is rising!" And Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me."
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|And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
|And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
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|The man said, "What's your name?" And Jacob said, "Jacob."
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|And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
|And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
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|The man said, "You shall not be named Jacob anymore, but rather [[Israel]]--because you are upright with God and with men, and you have won."
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|''Israel'' literally means "he strugged with God" or else "the struggle ''of'' God."
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|And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
|And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
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|Jacob asked him, "Tell me your name, please." And the man said, "What do you ask my name for?" And he blessed him there.
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|And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
|And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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|Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, "Because I have seen God face to face, and lived to tell about it."
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|''Peniel'' means "face of God."
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|And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
|And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
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|The sun shone on him as he passed over Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.
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|"Penuel" and "Peniel" are the same name, with the Hebrew '''ו''' (''vav'') replacing '''י''' (''yod'') in the name.
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|Therefore the children of Israel eat not 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.
|Therefore the children of Israel eat not 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.
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|For that reason the children of Israel do not eat the numbed sinew on the hollow of the thigh, to this day: because the man touched the hollow of the thigh in the numbed sinew.
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==Chapter 33==
==Chapter 33==