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Genesis 32

Jacob's Fear of Esau

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Now as Jacobh3290 wenth1980 on his wayh1870,  athe angelsh4397 of Godh430 meth6293 him.

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Jacobh3290 saidh559 whenh3512c he sawh7200 them, "Thish2088 is God'sh430  1camph4264." So he namedh7121h8034 that placeh4725  2 aMahanaimh4266.

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Then Jacobh3290  asenth7971 messengersh4397 beforeh6440 him to his brotherh251 Esauh6215 in the landh776 of  bSeirh8165, the  1countryh7704 of  cEdomh112b.

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He also commandedh6680 them sayingh559, "Thush3541 you shall sayh559 to my lordh113 Esauh6215: `Thush3541 saysh559 your servanth5650 Jacobh3290, "I have sojournedh1481a with Labanh3837a, and  astayedh309 untilh5704 nowh6258;

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 aI haveh1961 oxenh7794 and donkeysh2543 and flocksh6629 and maleh5650 and femaleh8198 servantsh5650h8198; and I have senth7971 to tellh5046 my lordh113,  bthat I may findh4672 favorh2580 in your sighth5869.""'

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The messengersh4397 returnedh7725 to Jacobh3290, sayingh559, "We cameh935 to your brotherh251 Esauh6215, and furthermoreh1571  ahe is comingh1980 to meeth7122 you, and fourh702 hundredh3967 menh376 are with him."

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Then Jacobh3290 was  agreatlyh3966 afraidh3372a and distressedh6887a; and he dividedh2673 the peopleh5971a whoh834 were with him, and the flocksh6629 and the herdsh1241 and the camelsh1581, into twoh8147 companiesh4264;

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for he saidh559, "Ifh518 Esauh6215 comesh935 to the oneh259 companyh4264 and  1attacksh5221 it, then the companyh4264 which is lefth7604 will escapeh6413."

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Jacobh3290 saidh559, "O  aGodh430 of my fatherh1 Abrahamh85 and Godh430 of my fatherh1 Isaach3327, O LORDh3068, who saidh559 to me, ` bReturnh7725 to your countryh776 and to your relativesh4138, and I will  1prosperh3190 you,'

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 1I am unworthyh6994  aof allh3605 the lovingkindnessh2617a and of allh3605 the  2faithfulnessh571 whichh834 You have shownh6213a to Your servanth5650; for with my staffh4731 only I crossedh5674a thish2088 Jordanh3383, and nowh6258 I have becomeh1961 twoh8147 companiesh4264.

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aDeliverh5337 me, I prayh4994,  bfrom the handh3027 of my brotherh251, from the handh3027 of Esauh6215; for I fearh3372a him, that he will comeh935 and  1attackh5221 me and the  cmothersh517 with the childrenh1121.

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"For You saidh559, ` aI will surelyh3190  1prosperh3190 you and  bmakeh7760 your  2descendantsh2233 as the sandh2344 of the seah3220, whichh834 is tooh4480 greath7230 to be numberedh5608.' "

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So he spenth3885a the nighth3915 thereh8033. Then he  1selectedh3947 from what  2he hadh935 with him a  apresenth4503 for his brotherh251 Esauh6215:

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two hundredh3967 femaleh5795 goatsh5795 and twentyh6242 maleh8495 goatsh8495, two hundredh3967 ewesh7353 and twentyh6242 ramsh352a,

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thirtyh7970 milkingh3243 camelsh1581 and their coltsh1121, fortyh705 cowsh6510 and tenh6235 bullsh6499, twentyh6242 femaleh860 donkeysh860 and tenh6235 maleh5895 donkeysh5895.

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He deliveredh5414 them into the handh3027 of his servantsh5650, everyh5739 droveh5739 by itselfh905, and saidh559 to his servantsh5650, "Passh5674a on beforeh6440 me, and puth7760 a spaceh7305 betweenh996 drovesh5739."

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He commandedh6680 the  1oneh7223 in fronth7223, sayingh559, "Whenh3588 my brotherh251 Esauh6215 meetsh6298 you and asksh7592 you, sayingh559, `To whomh4310 do you belong, and whereh575 are you goingh1980, and to whomh4310 do theseh428 animals in fronth6440 of you belong?'

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then you shall sayh559, `These belong to your servanth5650 Jacobh3290; it is a presenth4503 senth7971 to my lordh113 Esauh6215. And beholdh2009, he alsoh1571 is behindh310 us.' "

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Then he commandedh6680 alsoh1571 the secondh8145 and the thirdh7992, and allh3605 those who followedh1980h310 the drovesh5739, sayingh559, "After thish2088 mannerh1697 you shall speakh1696 to Esauh6215 when you findh4672 him;

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and you shall sayh559, `Beholdh2009, your servanth5650 Jacobh3290 alsoh1571 is behindh310 us.' " For he saidh559, "I will appeaseh3722ah6440 him with the presenth4503 that goesh1980 beforeh6440 me. Then afterwardh310h3651 I will seeh7200 his faceh6440; perhapsh194 he will accepth5375h6440 me."

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So the presenth4503 passedh5674a on beforeh5921h6440 him, while he himselfh1931 spenth3885a that nighth3915 in the camph4264.

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Now he aroseh6965 that sameh1931 nighth3915 and tookh3947 his twoh8147 wivesh802 and his twoh8147 maidsh8198 and his elevenh259h6240 childrenh3206, and crossedh5674a the fordh4569a of the  aJabbokh2999.

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He tookh3947 them and senth5674a them acrossh5674a the streamh5158a. And he senth5674a acrossh5674a whateverh834 he had.

Jacob Wrestles

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Then Jacobh3290 was lefth3498 aloneh905, and a manh376  awrestledh79 with him untilh5704 daybreakh7837.

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When he sawh7200 that he had not prevailedh3201 against him, he touchedh5060 the socketh3709 of his thighh3409; so the socketh3709 of Jacob'sh3290 thighh3409 was dislocatedh3363 while he wrestledh79 with him.

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Then he saidh559, "Leth7971 me goh7971, for the dawnh7837 is breakingh5927." But he saidh559, " aI will not leth7971 you goh7971 unlessh3588h518 you blessh1288 me."

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So he saidh559 to him, "Whath4100 is your nameh8034?" And he saidh559, "Jacobh3290."

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 aHe saidh559, "Your nameh8034 shall noh3808 longerh5750 be Jacobh3290, but  1Israelh3478; for you have strivenh8280 with Godh430 and with menh376 and have prevailedh3201."

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Then  aJacobh3290 askedh7592 him and saidh559, "Pleaseh4994 tellh5046 me your nameh8034." But he saidh559, "Whyh4100 is it that you askh7592 my nameh8034?" And he blessedh1288 him thereh8033.

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So Jacobh3290 namedh7121h8034 the placeh4725  1Penielh6439, for he said,aI have seenh7200 Godh430 faceh6440 to faceh6440, yet my  2lifeh5315 has been preservedh5337."

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Now the sunh8121 roseh2224 upon him justh3512c as he crossedh5674a overh5674a  aPenuelh6439, and he was limpingh6760 on his thighh3409.

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Thereforeh5921h3651, to thish2088 dayh3117 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 do not eath398 the sinewh1517 of the hiph5384 whichh834 is on the socketh3709 of the thighh3409, becauseh3588 he touchedh5060 the socketh3709 of Jacob'sh3290 thighh3409 in the sinewh1517 of the hiph5384.



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