Génesis 32:14-24

14 doscientas cabras y veinte machos cabríos, doscientas ovejas y veinte carneros,

15 treinta camellas criando con sus crías, cuarenta vacas y diez novillos, veinte asnas y diez asnos;

16 y los entregó a sus siervos, cada manada aparte, y dijo a sus siervos: Pasad delante de mí, y poned un buen espacio entre manada y manada.

17 Y ordenó al primero, diciendo: Cuando mi hermano Esaú te encuentre y te pregunte, diciendo: "¿De quién eres y adónde vas, y de quién son estos animales que van delante de ti?",

18 entonces responderás: "Son de tu siervo Jacob; es un presente enviado a mi señor Esaú; y he aquí, él también viene detrás de nosotros."

19 Ordenó también al segundo y al tercero, y a todos los que iban tras las manadas, diciendo: De esta manera hablaréis a Esaú cuando lo encontréis,

20 y diréis: "He aquí, tu siervo Jacob también viene detrás de nosotros." Pues dijo: Lo apaciguaré con el presente que va delante de mí. Y después veré su rostro; quizá me acepte.

21 El presente pasó, pues, delante de él, y él durmió aquella noche en el campamento.

22 Y aquella misma noche se levantó, y tomó a sus dos mujeres, a sus dos siervas y a sus once hijos, y cruzó el vado de Jaboc.

23 Los tomó y los hizo pasar el arroyo, e hizo pasar también todo lo que tenía.

24 Jacob se quedó solo, y un hombre luchó con él hasta rayar el alba.

Génesis 32:14-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 32

This chapter informs us of Jacob's proceeding on in his journey, and of his being met and guarded by an host of angels, Ge 32:1,2; of his sending messengers to his brother Esau, acquainting him with his increase, and desiring his favour and good will, Ge 32:3-5, who return and report to him, that Esau was coming to him with four hundred men, which put him into a panic, and after devising ways and means for the security of himself; and those with him, at least a part, if not the whole, Ge 32:6-8; then follows a prayer of his to God, pressing his unworthiness of mercies, and his sense of them, imploring deliverance from his brother, and putting the Lord in mind of his promises, Ge 32:9-12; after which we have an account of the wise methods he took for the safety of himself and family, by sending a present to his brother, dividing those who had the charge of it into separate companies, and directing them to move at a proper distance from each other, he, his wives and children, following after, Ge 32:13-23; when they were over the brook Jabbok, he stopped, and being alone, the Son of God in an human form appeared to him, and wrestled with him, with whom Jacob prevailed, and got the blessing, and hence had the name of Israel, Ge 32:24-28; and though he could not get his name, he perceived it was a divine Person he had wrestled with, and therefore called the name of the place Penuel, Ge 32:29-31; the hollow of his thigh being touched by him with whom he wrestled, which put it out of joint, he halted as he went over Penuel, in commemoration of which the children of Israel eat not of that part of the thigh, Ge 32:31,32.