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Gen
32:1-32
1
And
Jacob
went
on
his
way,
and
the
angels
of
God
met
him.
Who
met
with
Jacob?
Messengers
of
YHVH'S
Elohiym
interceded
and
came
unto
Jacob.
2
And
when
Jacob
saw
them,
he
said,
This
is
God's
host:
and
he
called
the
name
of
that
place
Mahanaim.
3
And
Jacob
sent
messengers
before
him
to
Esau
his
brother
unto
the
land
of
Seir,
the
country
of
Edom.
Now,
are
these
"messengers"
flesh
men
or
are
they
these
some
of
YHVH'S
Elohiym?
4
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:
5
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.
6
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.
Well,
it
did
not
appear
to
be
a
great
length
of
time
passing,
so
perhaps
we
might
consider
that
these
"messengers"
were
of
the
Elohiym.
And,
because
these
were
most
probably
supernatural
messengers,
then
the
journey
to
and
back
from
Esau
would
be
very
quickly
accomplished.
7
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;
8
And
said,
If
Esau
come
to
the
one
company,
and
smite
it,
then
the
other
company
which
is
left
shall
escape.
Was
Jacobs
fear
or
his
concern
for
his
people
warranted?
Was
he
attempting
to
prove
himself
to
YHVH,
as
a
worthy
and
wise
servant?
Or,
was
his
actions
overly
cautious,
especially
since
these
of
The
Elohiym
were
present?
We
must
remember,
as
yet
Jacob
had
not
directly
received
the
blessing
from
YHVH.
Although
we
know
that
all
of
this
was
pre-ordained,
and
Jacob
would
be
blessed,
Jacob
did
not
yet
understand
this.
9
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:
Jacob
is
making
a
petition
unto
YHVH.
And,
Jacob
refers
to
that
which
YHVH
had
spoken,
"Return
unto
thy
country,
and
to
thy
kindred,
and
I
will
deal
well
with
thee:"
as
a
way
of
identifying
YHVH.
10
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.
Jacob
humbles
himself.
And,
he
speaks
of
becoming
"two
bands",
dividing
his
people.
{There
is
more
that
can
be
seen
of
this,
concerning
the
"two
bands",
but
at
this
time,
let
us
set
this
aside
and
continue
with
the
scriptures.}
11
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.
Jacob
petitions
YHVH
to
preserve
and
protect
him
and
his
people
from
Esau
and
his
people.
12
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.
YHVH
had
promised
"I
will
surely
do
thee
good,
and
make
thy
seed
as
the
sand
of
the
sea,
which
cannot
be
numbered
for
multitude."
and
Jacob
reiterates
this
promise.
Again,
is
Jacob
trying
to
show
YHVH
that
he
a
worthy
servant,
wise
enough
not
to
take
a
chance
of
being
caught
off
guard
with
his
brother
who
had
vowed
revenge
against
him?
Gen
27:41
41
And
Esau
hated
Jacob
because
of
the
blessing
wherewith
his
father
blessed
him:
and
Esau
said
in
his
heart,
The
days
of
mourning
for
my
father
are
at
hand;
then
will
I
slay
my
brother
Jacob.
(KJV)
Gen
32:
13
And
he
lodged
there
that
same
night;
and
took
of
that
which
came
to
his
hand
a
present
for
Esau
his
brother;
Jacob
took
of
YHVH'S
many
earthly
blessings
(possessions)
and
prepared
a
peace
offering
for
his
brother.
14
Two
hundred
she
goats,
and
twenty
he
goats,
two
hundred
ewes,
and
twenty
rams,
15
Thirty
milch
camels
with
their
colts,
forty
kine,
and
ten
bulls,
twenty
she
asses,
and
ten
foals.
16
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.
Jacob
put
into
trust
the
care
of
delivering
this
peace
offering
into
the
hands
of
his
servants.
And,
Jacob
ordered
that
these
droves
of
various
animals
be
spread
out
from
each
other.
Was
this
to
make
the
presentation
even
more
grand
in
appearance?
{In
a
deeper
sense,
we
can
look
at
these
animals
as
representing
different
peoples
of
the
Ethnos.
Note
that
the
ratio
among
the
female
and
males
of
the
goats
and
sheep
are
10
to
1.
The
numbers
of
the
other
'animals'
being
offered
are
also
important.}
17
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?
Now,
Jacob
is
instructing
the
servant
who
shall
be
first
to
arrive
unto
Esau.
Jacob
knows
the
questions
Esau
shall
ask.
18
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.
And,
Jacob
instructs
the
servant
as
to
what
to
respond
unto
Esau.
19
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.
This
was
continued
with
each
subsequent
servant
that
came
unto
Esau
from
Jacob.
20
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.
Was
Jacob
being
wise
to
humble
himself
before
his
brother?
Note
that
Jacob
wanted
himself
referred
to
as
"thy
servant"
unto
Esau.
And,
also
note
that
these
tokens
of
appeasement
from
made
known
to
Esau,
letting
Esau
know
that
Jacob,
was
trying
to
make
peace
with
him.
21
So
went
the
present
over
before
him:
and
himself
lodged
that
night
in
the
company.
The
procession
of
gifts
went
forth,
as
Jacob
lodged
that
night
"in
the
company".
Let
us
consider
who
is
within
this
"company".
We
know
that
at
least
half
of
Jacobs
people
were
with
him.
And,
from
the
next
verse,
we
can
also
see
that
his
extended
immediate
family
were
with
him,
also.
But,
remember
in
the
beginning
of
this
chapter...there
were
also
messengers
of
the
Elohiym,
which
Jacob
referred
to
as
"God's
host"
who
were
within
this
"company".
The
word
"night"
refers
to
a
time
'away
from
the
light',
'a
time
of
adversity'.
22
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
And
he
took
them,
and
sent
them
over
the
brook,
and
sent
over
that
he
had.
Please
look
at
the
meaning
of
the
name
"Jabbok".
Now,
he
arose
during
this
time
'away
from
the
light',
'a
time
of
adversity'
and
sent
all
those
with
him
across
this
brook.
24
And
Jacob
was
left
alone;
and
there
wrestled
a
man
with
him
until
the
breaking
of
the
day.
Ok,
now
let
us
look
very
closely
at
this.
"And
was
left"
is
written
in
the
Hebrew
as
Wayiwaateer.
This
refers
to
being
'preserved'.
3498
yathar
(yaw-thar');
a
primitive
root;
to
jut
over
or
exceed;
by
implication,
to
excel;
(intransitively)
to
remain
or
be
left;
causatively,
to
leave,
cause
to
abound,
preserve:
KJV--
excel,
leave
(a
remnant),
left
behind,
too
much,
make
plenteous,
preserve,
(be,
let)
remain
(-der,
-ing,
-nant),
reserve,
residue,
rest.
[Strong's]
3498
yathar-
to
be
left
over,
to
remain,
to
remain
over,
to
leave
a)
(Qal)
remainder
(participle)
b)
(Niphal)
to
be
left
over,
to
remain
over,
to
be
left
behind
c)
(Hiphil)
1)
to
leave
over,
to
leave
2)
to
save
over,
to
preserve
alive
3)
to
excel,
to
show
pre-eminence
4)
to
show
excess,
to
have
more
than
enough,
to
have
an
excess
[Brown-Driver-Briggs']
"alone"
This
refers
to
a
'separation'.
905
bad
(bad);
from
909;
properly,
separation;
by
implication,
a
part
of
the
body,
branch
of
a
tree,
bar
for
carrying;
figuratively,
chief
of
a
city;
especially
(with
prepositional
prefix)
as
an
adverb,
apart,
only,
besides:
KJV--
alone,
apart,
bar,
besides,
branch,
byself,
of
each
alike,
except,
only,
part,
staff,
strength.
909
badad
(baw-dad');
a
primitive
root;
to
divide,
i.e.
(reflex.)
be
solitary:
KJV--
alone.
[Strong's]
905
bad-
alone,
by
itself,
besides,
a
part,
separation,
being
alone
a)
separation,
alone,
by
itself
1)
only
(adverb)
2)
apart
from,
besides
(preposition)
b)
part
c)
parts
(for
example,
limbs,
shoots),
bars
909
badad-
1)
to
withdraw,
to
be
separate,
to
be
isolated
(Qal)
an
army
straggler
(a
participle);
used
of
Ephraim
(metaphorical)
2)
Theological
Wordbook
of
the
Old
Testament:
alone
[Brown-Driver-Briggs']
"and
there
wrestled"
79
'abaq
(aw-bak');
a
primitive
root,
probably
to
float
away
(as
vapor),
but
used
only
as
denominative
from
80;
to
bedust,
i.e.
grapple:
KJV--
wrestle.
80
'abaq
(aw-bawk');
from
root
of
79;
light
particles
(as
volatile):
KJV--
(small)
dust,
powder.
[Strong's]
79
'abaq-
(in
the
Niphal)
to
wrestle,
to
grapple
(to
get
dusty),
to
bedust
80
'abaq-
dust
a)
on
the
ground
b)
clouds
(figuratively)
[Brown-Driver-Briggs']
These
words
"a
man"
in
the
Green's
Interlinear
reads
in
the
Hebrew:
'iysh.
376
'iysh
(eesh);
contracted
for
582
[or
perhaps
rather
from
an
unused
root
meaning
to
be
extant];
a
man
as
an
individual
or
a
male
person;
often
used
as
an
adjunct
to
a
more
definite
term
(and
in
such
cases
frequently
not
expressed
in
translation):
KJV--
also,
another,
any
(man),
a
certain,
+
champion,
consent,
each,
every
(one),
fellow,
[foot-,
husband-]
man,
[good-,
great,
mighty)
man,
he,
high
(degree),
him
(that
is),
husband,
man
[-kind],
+
none,
one,
people,
person,
+
steward,
what
(man)
soever,
whoso
(-ever),
worthy.
Compare
802.
376
'iysh-
1)
man
a)
man,
male
(in
contrast
to
woman,
female)
b)
husband
c)
human
being,
person
(in
contrast
to
God)
d)
servant
e)
mankind
f)
champion
g)
great
man
2)
whosoever
3)
each
(adjective)
Yet,
the
definition
presented
for
this
was
given
as
'enowsh
with
a
*Compare
376.
582
'enowsh
(en-oshe');
from
605;
properly,
a
mortal
(and
thus
differing
from
the
more
dignified
120);
hence,
a
man
in
general
(singly
or
collectively):
KJV--
another,
X
[blood-]
thirsty,
certain,
chap
[-man];
divers,
fellow,
X
in
the
flower
of
their
age,
husband,
(certain,
mortal)
man,
people,
person,
servant,
some
(X
of
them),
+
stranger,
those,
+
their
trade.
It
is
often
unexpressed
in
the
English
versions,
especially
when
used
in
apposition
with
another
word
.
Compare
376.
605
'anash
(aw-nash');
a
primitive
root;
to
be
frail,
feeble,
or
(figuratively)
melancholy:
KJV--
desperate
(-ly
wicked),
incurable,
sick,
woeful.
[Strong's]
582
'enowsh-
a
man,
mortal
man,
a
person,
mankind
a)
used
of
an
individual
b)
men
(collective)
c)
man,
mankind
605
'anash-
to
be
weak,
to
be
sick,
to
be
frail
a)
(Qal)
1)
to
be
incurable
2)
to
be
sick
3)
desperate,
incurable,
desperately
wicked,
woeful,
very
sick
(passive
participle)
(metaphorical)
b)
(Niphal)
to
be
sick
[Brown-Driver-Briggs']
Who
was
this
"man"
Jacob
wrestled
with?
Jacob
was
not
in
his
flesh
body
as
he
wrestled
with
this
"man".
In
order
for
Jacob
to
interact
in
this
manner
with
"God",
Jacob
would
have
to
be
of
the
same
dimension.
As
we
were
shown,
Jacob
was
both
'separated'
from
his
flesh
body
and
his
flesh
body
was
'preserved'
before
he
grappled
with
"God".
YHVH
is
Omnipresent
and
Omnipotent.
Yet,
"God"
had
shown
Himself
in
a
form
in
which
Jacob
could
grapple.
Was
this
a
test
for
Jacob?
YHVH
had
seen
Jacob
contending
and
winning
out
several
times.
Jacob
contended
with
Esau
in
the
womb.
He
contended
for
the
birthright.
He
contended
for
the
blessing
from
his
father.
He
contended
with
Laban.
He
contended
with
men.
And
with
each
of
these,
Jacob
came
out
the
victor.
This
grappling
continued
through
this
time
of
darkness
in
the
land,
unto
the
time
of
light
was
once
more
dawning.
25
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.
The
placing
of
one's
hand
under
the
thigh
of
another
is
an
act
in
reference
to
making
a
solemn
promise
or
contract.
But,
Jacob's
thigh
(power)
was
"out
of
joint"
(dislocated,
torn
away)
because
of
the
grappling.
26
And
He
said,
Let
me
go,
for
the
day
breaketh.
And
he
said,
I
will
not
let
thee
go,
except
thou
bless
me.
Jacob
would
not
let
HIM
go
until
HE
blessed
him.
Jacob
was
so
determined
that
he
was
willing
to
give
up
his
life
rather
than
to
let
go.
27
And
he
said
unto
him,
What
is
thy
name?
And
he
said,
Jacob.
"And
he
said,
Jacob"...he
said,
'heel
holder/grabber'
or
'surplanter'.
28
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.
"Thy
name
shall
be
called
no
more
Jacob,
but
Israel"
...Thy
name
shall
no
longer
be
'heel
holder
/
grabber'
or
'surplanter',
but
is
now
'GOD
prevails'.
"as
a
prince
hast
thou
power"
is
the
Hebrew
word
sarah.
8280
sarah
(saw-raw');
a
primitive
root;
to
prevail:
KJV--
have
power
(as
a
prince).
[Strong's]
8280
sarah-
to
contend,
to
have
power,
to
contend
with,
to
persist,
to
exert
oneself,
to
persevere;
(Qal)
to
persevere,
to
contend
with
[Brown-Driver-Briggs']
"with"
5973 `im (eem);
from
6004;
adverb
or
preposition,
with
(i.e.
in
conjunction
with),
in
varied
applications;
specifically,
equally
with;
often
with
prepositional
prefix
(and
then
usually unrepresented in
English):
KJV--
accompanying,
against,
and,
as
(X
long
as),
before,
beside,
by
(reason
of),
for
all,
from
(among,
between),
in,
like,
more
than,
of,
(un-)
to,
with
(-al).
5973
`im-
with
a)
with
b)
against
c)
toward
d)
as
long
as
e)
beside,
except
This
title
"God"
is
again
Elohiym,
YHVH'S
Judges.
and
with
"men"
is
again
the
word
iysh.
"and
hast
prevailed"
3201
yakol
(yaw-kole');
or
(fuller)
yakowl
(yaw-kole');
a
primitive
root;
to
be
able,
literally
(can,
could)
or
morally
(may,
might):
KJV--
be
able,
any
at
all
(ways),
attain,
can
(away
with,
[-not]),
could,
endure,
might,
overcome,
have
power,
prevail,
still,
suffer.
3201
yakol
or
(fuller)
yakowl-
to
prevail,
to
overcome,
to
endure,
to
have
power,
to
be
able
(Qal)
1)
to
be
able,
to
be
able
to
gain
or
accomplish,
to
be
able
to
endure,
to
be
able
to
reach
2)
to
prevail,
to
prevail
over
or
against,
to
overcome,
to
be
victor
3)
to
have
ability,
to
have
strength
29
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.
Did
Jacob
realize
with
Whom
he
actually
grappled
with
until
that
very
moment?
30
And
Jacob
called
the
name
of
the
place
Peniel:
for
I
have
seen
God
face
to
face,
and
my
life
is
preserved.
"Peniel"
6439
Penuw'el
(pen-oo-ale');
or
(more
properly,)
Peniy'el
(pen-oo-ale');
from
6437
and
410;
face
of
God;
Penuel
or
Peniel,
a
place
East
of
Jordan;
also
(as
Penuel)
the
name
of
two
Israelites:
KJV--
Peniel,
Penuel.
***.
paniy.
See
6443.
6439
Penuw'el
or
(more
properly,)
Peniy'el-
Penuel
or
Peniel
=
"facing
God";
as
a
proper
noun,
masculine:
1)
a
Benjamite,
son
of
Shashak,
brother
of
Iphedeiah
of
the
family
of
Saul
2)
son
of
Hur,
father
of
Gedor,
and
a
descendant
of
Judah
as
a
proper
noun,
location:
3)
the
place
named
by
Jacob
when
he
wrestled
with
God
and
located
on
the
north
bank
of
the
Jabbok
River
close
to
the
Jordan
River
31
And
as
he
passed
over
Penuel
the
sun
rose
upon
him,
and
he
halted
upon
his
thigh.
Jacob
is
once
more
in
his
flesh
body,
it
having
been
preserved
as
he
had
been
away
from
it.
And,
Jacob,
his
soul/spirit,
was
preserved,
even
though
he
had
contended
and
wrestled
with
GOD.
Yet,
FATHER
left
him
a
fleshly
reminder,
the
price
of
this
contention....and
Jacob's
'power'
(thigh)
was
'curved'
to
one
side,
causing
him
to
have
a
outward
limp.
6760
tsala`
(tsaw-lah');
a
primitive
root:
probably
to
curve;
used
only
as
denominative
from
6763,
to
limp
(as
if
one-sided):
KJV--
halt.
6763
tsela`
(tsay-law');
or
(feminine)
tsal`
ah
(tsal-aw');
from
6760;
a
rib
(as
curved),
literally
(of
the
body)
or
figuratively
(of
a
door,
i.e.
leaf);
hence,
a
side,
literally
(of
a
person)
or
figuratively
(of
an
object
or
the
sky,
i.e.
quarter);
architecturally,
a
(especially
floor
or
ceiling)
timber
or
plank
(single
or
collective,
i.e.
a
flooring):
KJV--
beam,
board,
chamber,
corner,
leaf,
plank,
rib,
side
(chamber).
6760
tsala`-
to
limp,
to
be
lame
(Qal)
1)
to
limp
2)
to
be
lame
6763
tsela`
or
(feminine)
tsal`
ah-
a
side,
a
rib,
a
beam
a)
a
rib
(of
a
man)
b)
a
rib
(of
a
hill,
a
ridge,
etc.)
c)
the
side
chambers
or
cells
(of
the
Temple
structure)
d)
a
rib,
a
plank,
a
board
(of
cedar
or
fir)
e)
the
leaves
(of
a
door)
f)
the
side
(of
the
ark)
This
reminder
that
FATHER
left
with
Jacob
was
to
help
to
keep
him
humble,
for
he
contended
with
FATHER.
32
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.
(KJV)
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