Genesis 32 Parallel Bible

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	YLT Young's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;	Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.	Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2	and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, 'This is 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 camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.	When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
3	And 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 in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,	Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4	and 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;	instructing them, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, ‘I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now.	He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now.
5	and 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.'	I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’”	I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants. Now I am sending this message to my lord, that I may find favor in your eyes.’”
6	And 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 your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.”	When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
7	and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who are with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,	Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps,	In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.
8	and saith, 'If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it -- then the camp which is left hath been for an escape.'	thinking, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the camp that is left will escape.”	He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group, the group that is left may escape.”
9	And 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, O LORD who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’	Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, LORD, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’
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 deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.	I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
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;	Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children.	Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.
12	and 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.'	But you said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’”	But you have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”
13	And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:	So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau,	He spent the night there, and from what he had with him he selected a gift for his brother Esau:
14	she-goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,	two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,	two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15	suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, she-asses twenty, and foals ten;	thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.	thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.
16	and 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.'	These he handed over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on ahead of me and put a space between drove and drove.”	He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.”
17	And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?	He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’	He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’
18	then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also is behind us.'	then you shall say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.’”	then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’”
19	And 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,	He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, “You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him,	He also instructed the second, the third and all the others who followed the herds: “You are to say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.
20	and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob is 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 you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”	And be sure to say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”
21	and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.	So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.	So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.
22	And 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;	The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.	That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
23	and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.	He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had.	After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
24	And 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.	So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25	and 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;	When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.	When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26	and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'	Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”	Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27	And he saith unto him, 'What is thy name?' and he saith, 'Jacob.'	And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”	The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered.
28	And 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.'	Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”	Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
29	And Jacob asketh, and saith, 'Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, 'Why is this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.	Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.	Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.
30	And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'	So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”	So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
31	and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;	The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.	The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
32	therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which is 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 to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip on the sinew of the thigh.	Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.
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