Now Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבwentהָלַךְon his way,לְדַרְכּוֹand angelsוַ מַלְאֲכֵיof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםmetיִּפְגְּעוּhim.בוֹ
Jacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרhe saw them,רָאָם“Thisזֶהis the campמַחֲנֵהof Elohim!”אֱלֹהִיםSo he calledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםMahanaim.מַחֲנָיִם
Then Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsentיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםahead of himלְפָנָיוto Esauאֶל עֵשָׂוhis brother,אָחִיוto the landאַרְצָהof Seir,שֵׂעִירthe countryשְׂדֵהof Edom.אֱדוֹם
He commandedוַיְצַוthem,אֹתָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמְרוּןto my lordלַאדֹנִיEsau:לְעֵשָׂו‘Thusכֹּהsaysאָמַרyour servantעַבְדְּךָJacob:יַעֲקֹבWith Labanעִם לָבָןI have resided as an alienגַּרְתִּיand stayedוָאֵחַרuntilעַדnow.עָתָּה
I haveוַיְהִי לִיoxen,שׁוֹרdonkeys,וַחֲמוֹרflocks,צֹאןmale slaves,וְעֶבֶדand slave women;וְשִׁפְחָהand I have sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָהto tellלְהַגִּידmy lord,לַאדֹנִיto findלִמְצֹאfavorחֵןin your eyes.’”בְּעֵינֶיךָ
The messengersהַמַּלְאָכִיםreturnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹבsaying,לֵאמֹר“We cameבָּאנוּto your brother,אֶל אָחִיךָto Esau,אֶל עֵשָׂוand heוְis alsoגַםcomingהֹלֵךְto meet you,לִקְרָאתְךָand fourוְאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתmenאִישׁare with him.”עִמּוֹ
Jacobיַעֲקֹבwas greatly afraidוַיִּירָא מְאֹדand distressed.וַיֵּצֶר לוֹHe dividedוַיַּחַץthe peopleאֶת הָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him,אִתּוֹand the flocks,וְאֶת הַצֹּאןthe cattle,וְאֶת הַבָּקָרand the camels,וְהַגְּמַלִּיםinto twoלִשְׁנֵיcamps.מַחֲנוֹת
For he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“IfאִםEsauעֵשָׂוcomesיָבוֹאtoאֶלthe oneהָאַחַתcampהַמַּחֲנֶהand strikes it,וְהִכָּהוּthenוְthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהthat is leftהַנִּשְׁאָרwill escape.”הָיָה לִפְלֵיטָה
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof my fatherאָבִיAbrahamאַבְרָהָםand Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof my fatherאָבִיIsaac,יִצְחָקYHWH,יְהוָהwho saidהָאֹמֵרto me,אֵלַי‘Returnשׁוּבto your landלְאַרְצְךָand to your kindred,וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָand I will deal wellוְאֵיטִיבָהwith you,’עִמָּךְ
I am too smallקָטֹנְתִּיfor allמִכֹּלthe acts of loyal loveהַחֲסָדִיםand allוּמִכָּלthe faithfulnessהָאֱמֶתthatאֲשֶׁרyou have shownעָשִׂיתָyour servant;אֶת עַבְדֶּךָforכִּיwith my staffבְמַקְלִיI crossedעָבַרְתִּיthisהַזֶּהJordan,אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּןand nowוְעַתָּהI have becomeהָיִיתִיtwoלִשְׁנֵיcamps.מַחֲנוֹת
Deliver me,הַצִּילֵנִיplease,נָאfrom the handמִיַּדof my brother,אָחִיfrom the handמִיַּדof Esau,עֵשָׂוforכִּיIאָנֹכִיfearיָרֵאhim,אֹתוֹlestפֶּןhe comeיָבוֹאand strike me,וְהִכַּנִיthe mothersאֵםwithעַלthe children.בָּנִים
But youוְאַתָּהsaid,אָמַרְתָּ‘I will surelyהֵיטֵבdeal wellאֵיטִיבwith youעִמָּךְand makeוְשַׂמְתִּיyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֲךָlike the sandכְּחוֹלof the sea,הַיָּםwhichאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹאbe countedיִסָּפֵרbecause ofמֵits abundance.’”רֹב
He spent the nightוַיָּלֶןthereשָׁםthatהַהוּאnight,בַּלַּיְלָהand he tookוַיִּקַּחfrom whatמִן הַhad comeבָּאinto his handבְיָדוֹa giftמִנְחָהfor Esauלְעֵשָׂוhis brother:אָחִיו
two hundredמָאתַיִםfemale goatsעִזִּיםand twentyוּ עֶשְׂרִיםmale goats,תְיָשִׁיםtwo hundredמָאתַיִםewesרְחֵלִיםand twentyוְ עֶשְׂרִיםrams,אֵילִים
thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםnursingמֵינִיקוֹתcamelsגְּמַלִּיםwith their young,וּבְנֵיהֶםfortyאַרְבָּעִיםcowsפָּרוֹתand tenוּ עֲשָׂרָהbulls,פָרִיםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםfemale donkeysאֲתֹנֹתand tenוַ עֲשָׂרָהfoals.עְיָרִם
He put themוַיִּתֵּןin the handבְּיַדof his servants,עֲבָדָיוeach herdעֵדֶר עֵדֶרby itself,לְבַדּוֹand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his servants,אֶל עֲבָדָיו“Pass onעִבְרוּahead of me,לְפָנַיand putתָּשִׂימוּa spaceוְרֶוַחbetweenבֵּיןherdעֵדֶרand herd.”וּבֵין עֵדֶר
He commandedוַיְצַוthe first,אֶת הָרִאשׁוֹןsaying,לֵאמֹר“WhenכִּיEsauעֵשָׂוmy brotherאָחִיmeets youיִפְגָּשְׁךָand asks you,וִשְׁאֵלְךָsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Whoseלְמִיare you,אַתָּהand whereוְאָנָהare you going,תֵלֵךְand whoseוּלְמִיare theseאֵלֶּהahead of you?’לְפָנֶיךָ
then you shall say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘They are your servant’s,לְעַבְדְּךָJacob’s.לְיַעֲקֹבItהִואis a giftמִנְחָהsentשְׁלוּחָהto my lord,לַאדֹנִיto Esau;לְעֵשָׂוand look,וְהִנֵּהheהוּאtooגַםis behind us.’”אַחֲרֵינוּ
He commandedוַיְצַוalsoגַּםthe second,אֶת הַשֵּׁנִיalsoגַּםthe third,אֶת הַשְּׁלִישִׁיand alsoגַּםallאֶת כָּלwho were goingהַהֹלְכִיםafterאַחֲרֵיthe herds,הָעֲדָרִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“According toכַּthisהַזֶּהwordדָּבָרyou shall speakתְּדַבְּרוּןto Esauאֶל עֵשָׂוwhen you findבְּמֹצַאֲכֶםhim.אֹתוֹ
And you shall say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם‘Also,גַּםlook,הִנֵּהyour servantעַבְדְּךָJacobיַעֲקֹבis behind us.’”אַחֲרֵינוּForכִּיhe said to himself,אָמַר“I will appeaseאֲכַפְּרָהhimפָנָיוwith the giftבַּמִּנְחָהthat goesהַהֹלֶכֶתahead of me,לְפָנָיand afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןI will seeאֶרְאֶהhis face;פָנָיוperhapsאוּלַיhe will accept me.”יִשָּׂא פָנָי
So the giftוַ הַמִּנְחָהpassed onתַּעֲבֹרahead of him,עַל פָּנָיוwhile heוְהוּאspent the nightלָןthatהַהוּאnightבַּלַּיְלָהin the camp.בַּמַּחֲנֶה
He roseוַיָּקָםthatהוּאnightבַּלַּיְלָהand tookוַיִּקַּחhis twoאֶת שְׁתֵּיwives,נָשָׁיוhis twoוְאֶת שְׁתֵּיslave women,שִׁפְחֹתָיוand his elevenוְאֶת אַחַד עָשָׂרchildren,יְלָדָיוand crossedוַיַּעֲבֹרthe fordאֵת מַעֲבַרof the Jabbok.יַבֹּק
He took themוַיִּקָּחֵםand sent them acrossוַיַּעֲבִרֵםthe stream,אֶת הַנָּחַלand he sent acrossוַיַּעֲבֵרwhatאֶת אֲשֶׁרhe had.לוֹ
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבwas leftיִּוָּתֵרalone,לְבַדּוֹand a manאִישׁwrestledוַיֵּאָבֵקwith himעִמּוֹuntilעַדthe dawnהַשָּׁחַרcame up.עֲלוֹת
When he sawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיhe could notלֹא יָכֹלprevail against him,לוֹhe touchedוַיִּגַּעthe socketבְּכַףof his hip,יְרֵכוֹand the socketוַ כַּףof Jacob’sיַעֲקֹבhipיֶרֶךְwas dislocatedתֵּקַעas he wrestledבְּהֵאָבְקוֹwith him.עִמּוֹ
Then he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let me go,שַׁלְּחֵנִיforכִּיthe dawnהַשָּׁחַרhas come up.”עָלָהBut he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will notלֹאlet you goאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָunlessכִּי אִםyou bless me.”בֵּרַכְתָּנִי
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whatמַהis your name?”שְּׁמֶךָAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Jacob.”יַעֲקֹב
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Your nameשִׁמְךָwill no longerלֹא עוֹדbe calledיֵאָמֵרJacob,יַעֲקֹבbutכִּי אִםIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיyou have struggledשָׂרִיתָwith Elohimעִם אֱלֹהִיםand with menוְעִם אֲנָשִׁיםand have prevailed.”וַתּוּכָל
Jacobיַעֲקֹבaskedוַיִּשְׁאַלand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pleaseנָּאtell meהַגִּידָהyour name.”שְׁמֶךָBut he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyלָמָּהis itזֶּהthat you askתִּשְׁאַלabout my name?”לִשְׁמִיAnd he blessedוַיְבָרֶךְhimאֹתוֹthere.שָׁם
So Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבcalledיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof the placeהַמָּקוֹםPeniel,פְּנִיאֵל“ForכִּיI have seenרָאִיתִיElohimאֱלֹהִיםfaceפָּנִיםtoאֶלface,פָּנִיםand my lifeוַ נַפְשִׁיhas been delivered.”תִּנָּצֵל
The sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁroseוַיִּזְרַחupon himלוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe passedעָבַרPenuel,אֶת פְּנוּאֵלand heוְהוּאwas limpingצֹלֵעַbecause of his hip.עַל יְרֵכוֹ
That is why,עַל כֵּןtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdo notלֹאeatיֹאכְלוּthe tendonאֶת גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁהthatאֲשֶׁרis onעַלthe socketכַּףof the hip,הַיָּרֵךְbecauseכִּיhe touchedנָגַעthe socketבְּכַףof Jacob’sיַעֲקֹבhip,יֶרֶךְon the tendon.בְּגִיד הַנָּשֶׁה