Genesis 32:1

AMP: Then as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him [to reassure and protect him].

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

BSB: Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

DARBY: And Jacob went on his way; and the angels of God met him.

DRA: Jacob also went on the journey he had begun: and the angels of God met him.

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

Genesis 32:2

AMP: When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp.” So he named that place Mahanaim (double camps). [Gen 32:7, 10]

ASV: And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God`s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

BSB: When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

DARBY: And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

DRA: And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps.

KJV: And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Genesis 32:3

AMP: Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

ASV: And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

BSB: Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

DARBY: And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.

DRA: And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:

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

Genesis 32:4

AMP: He commanded them, saying, “This is what to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says this, “I have been living temporarily with Laban, and have stayed there until now;

ASV: And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:

BSB: He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

DARBY: And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;

DRA: And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day.

KJV: 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:

Genesis 32:5

AMP: I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants; and I have sent [this message] to tell my lord, so that I may find grace and kindness in your sight.” ’ ”

ASV: and I have oxen, and asses, [and] flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

BSB: I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

DARBY: and I have oxen, and asses, sheep, and bondmen, and bondwomen; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thine eyes.

DRA: I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:6

AMP: The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.”

ASV: And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

BSB: When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you— he and four hundred men with him.”

DARBY: And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau; and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

DRA: And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: We came to Esau thy brother, and behold he cometh with speed to meet thee with four hundred men.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:7

AMP: Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps;

ASV: Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

BSB: In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.

DARBY: Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops.

DRA: Then Jacob was greatly afraid; and in his fear divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies,

KJV: 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;

Genesis 32:8

AMP: and he said, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the other camp which is left will escape.”

ASV: and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape.

BSB: He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

DARBY: And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.

DRA: Saying: If Esau come to one company and destroy it, the other company that is left shall escape.

KJV: And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Genesis 32:9

AMP: Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord, who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your people, and I will make you prosper,’

ASV: And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:

BSB: Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’

DARBY: And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,

DRA: And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who saidst to me: Return to thy land and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee,

KJV: 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:

Genesis 32:10

AMP: I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and compassion and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant. With only my staff [long ago] I crossed over this Jordan, and now I have become [blessed and increased into these] two groups [of people].

ASV: I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two companies.

BSB: I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

DARBY: I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.

DRA: I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of thy truth which thou hast fulfilled to thy servant. With my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I return with two companies.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:11

AMP: Save me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children.

ASV: 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, the mother with the children.

BSB: Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am greatly afraid of him: lest perhaps he come, and kill the mother with the children.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:12

AMP: And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’ ”

ASV: 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.

BSB: But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

DARBY: And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

DRA: Thou didst say that thou wouldst do well by me, and multiply my seed like the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for the multitude.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:13

AMP: So Jacob spent the night there. Then he selected a present for his brother Esau from the livestock he had acquired:

ASV: And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

BSB: Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

DARBY: And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother

DRA: And when he had slept there that night, he set apart, of the things which he had, presents for his brother Esau.

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

Genesis 32:14

AMP: two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams,

ASV: two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

BSB: 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

DARBY: two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats; two hundred ewes, and twenty rams;

DRA: Two hundred she goats, twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

KJV: Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

Genesis 32:15

AMP: thirty milking camels with their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten [donkey] colts.

ASV: thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.

BSB: 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

DARBY: thirty milch camels with their colts; forty kine, and ten bulls; twenty she-asses, and ten young asses.

DRA: Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and twenty bulls, twenty she asses, and ten of their foals.

KJV: Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

Genesis 32:16

AMP: He put them into the care of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go on ahead of me, and put an interval [of space] between the individual herds.”

ASV: And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

BSB: He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”

DARBY: And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.

DRA: And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:17

AMP: Then he commanded the one in front, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks to whom you belong, and where you are going, and whose are the animals in front of you?

ASV: 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?

BSB: He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’

DARBY: And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?

DRA: And he commanded the first, saying: If thou meet my brother Esau, and he ask thee: Whose art thou? or whither goest thou? or whose are these before thee?

KJV: 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?

Genesis 32:18

AMP: then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s; they are a gift sent to my lord Esau. And he also is behind us.’ ”

ASV: then thou shalt say [They are] thy servant Jacob`s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us.

BSB: then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”

DARBY: then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.

DRA: Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau: and he cometh after us.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:19

AMP: And so Jacob commanded the second and the third as well, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is what you shall say to Esau when you meet him;

ASV: And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;

BSB: He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.

DARBY: And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him.

DRA: In like manner he commanded the second and the third, and all that followed with the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:20

AMP: and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.”

ASV: and ye shall say, 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 me.

BSB: You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

DARBY: And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me.

DRA: And ye shall add: thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us: for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:21

AMP: So the gift [of the herds of livestock] went on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night back in the camp.

ASV: So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.

BSB: So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.

DARBY: And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.

DRA: So the presents went before him, but himself lodged that night in the camp.

KJV: So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

Genesis 32:22

AMP: But he got up that same night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and waded over the ford of the Jabbok.

ASV: And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.

BSB: During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

DARBY: And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok;

DRA: And rising early he took his two wives, and his two handmaids, with his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of Jaboc.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:23

AMP: Then he took them and sent them across the brook. And he also sent across whatever he had.

ASV: And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

BSB: He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

DARBY: and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.

DRA: And when all things were brought over that belonged to him,

KJV: And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

Genesis 32:24

AMP: So Jacob was left alone, and a Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak.

ASV: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

BSB: So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

DARBY: And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.

DRA: He remained alone: and behold a man wrestled with him till morning.

KJV: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Genesis 32:25

AMP: When the Man saw that He had not prevailed against Jacob, He touched his hip joint; and Jacob’s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with Him.

ASV: 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 strained, as he wrestled with him.

BSB: When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

DARBY: And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the joint of his thigh; and the joint of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with him.

DRA: And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:26

AMP: Then He said, “Let Me go, for day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing on me.”

ASV: And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

BSB: Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

DARBY: And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.

DRA: And he said to him: Let me go, for it is break of day. He answered: I will not let thee go except thou bless me.

KJV: And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Genesis 32:27

AMP: So He asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”

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

BSB: “What is your name?” the man asked.“Jacob,” he replied.

DARBY: And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

DRA: And he said: What is thy name? He answered: Jacob.

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

Genesis 32:28

AMP: And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.” [Hos 12:3, 4]

ASV: And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

BSB: Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

DARBY: And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

DRA: But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel: for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:29

AMP: Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He said, “Why is it that you ask My name?” And He declared a blessing [of the covenant promises] on Jacob there.

ASV: 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.

BSB: And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.”But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

DARBY: And Jacob asked and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, How is it that thou askest after my name? And he blessed him there.

DRA: Jacob asked him, Tell me by what name art thou called? He answered: Why dost thou ask my name? And he blessed him in the same place.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32:30

AMP: So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”

ASV: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

BSB: So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

DARBY: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.

DRA: And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.

KJV: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Genesis 32:31

AMP: Now the sun rose on him as he passed Penuel (Peniel), and he was limping because of his hip.

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

BSB: The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

DARBY: And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.

DRA: And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he was past Phanuel; but he halted on his foot.

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

Genesis 32:32

AMP: Therefore, to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the thigh, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s thigh by the tendon of the hip.

ASV: Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob`s thigh in the sinew of the hip.

BSB: 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 struck near that tendon.

DARBY: Therefore the children of Israel do not eat of the sinew that is over the joint of the thigh, to this day; because he touched the joint of Jacob's thigh the sinew.

DRA: Therefore the children of Israel, unto this day, eat not the sinew, that shrank in Jacob's thigh: because he touched the sinew of his thigh and it shrank.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 32

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