1
And
Jacob went on his
way, and the
angels of
God met him.
yek]a.l;m w{b -.W[.G.piY;w w{K.r;d.l .$;l'h b{q][;y.w ? ~yih{l/a
2
And when
Jacob saw
them, he
said, This is
God's host: and he
called the
name of that
place Mahanaim.
~yih{l/a hen]x;m ~'a'r r,v]a;K b{q][;y r,ma{Y;w ? ~Iy'n]x;m a.Wh;h ~w{q'M;h -mev a'r.qiY;w h,z
3
And
Jacob sent messengers before
him to
Esau his
brother unto the
land of
Seir, the
country of
Edom.
w'fe[ -l,a wy'n'p.l ~yik'a.l;m b{q][;y x;l.viY;w ? ~w{d/a hed.f ryi[ef h'c.r;a wyix'a
4
And he
commanded them,
saying, Thus shall ye
speak unto my
lord Esau; Thy
servant Jacob saith thus, I have
sojourned with
Laban, and stayed
there until now:
w'fe[.l yin{da;l !.Wr.ma{t h{K r{mael ~'t{a w;c.y;w ? r;xea'w yiT.r;G !'b'l -mi[ b{q][;y ]'k.D.b;[ r;m'a h{K ? h'T'[ -d;[
5
And I have
oxen, and
asses, flocks, and
menservants, and
womenservants: and I have
sent to
tell my
lord, that I may
find grace in thy
sight.
h'x.piv.w d,b,[.w !a{c rw{m]x;w rw{v yil -yih.y;w ? '$y,nye[.B !ex -a{c.mil yin{da;l dyiG;h.l h'x.l.v,a'w
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.
.Wna'B r{mael b{q][;y -l,a ~yik'a.l;M;h .WbUv'Y;w ? '$.ta'r.qil .$el{h ~;g.w w'fe[ -l,a '$yix'a -l,a ? w{Mi[ vyia tw{aem -[;B.r;a.w
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;
~'['h -t,a #;x;Y;w w{l r,ceY;w d{a.m b{q][;y a'ryiY;w ? ~yiL;m.G;h.w r'q'B;h -t,a.w !a{C;h -t,a.w w{Tia -r,v]a ? tw{n]x;m yen.vil
8
And
said, If
Esau come to the
one company, and smite
it, then the other
company which is
left shall
escape.
t;x;a'h h,n]x;M;h -l,a w'fe[ aw{b'y -mia r,ma{Y;w ? h'jyel.pil r'a.viN;h h,n]x;M;h h'y'h.w .Wh'Kih.w