Génesis 32:17-27

17 Y mandó al primero, diciendo: Si Esaú mi hermano te encontrare, y te preguntare, diciendo: ¿De quién eres? ¿Y adónde vas? ¿Y para quién es esto que llevas delante de ti

18 Entonces dirás: Presente es de tu siervo Jacob, que envía a mi señor Esaú; y he aquí también él viene tras nosotros

19 Y mandó también al segundo, y al tercero, y a todos los que iban tras aquellas manadas, diciendo: Conforme a esto hablaréis a Esaú, cuando le hallareis

20 Y diréis también: He aquí tu siervo Jacob viene tras nosotros. Porque dijo: Reconciliaré su ira con el presente que va delante de mí, y después veré su rostro; por ventura le seré acepto

21 Y pasó el presente delante de él; y él durmió aquella noche en el campamento

22 Y se levantó aquella noche, y tomó sus dos mujeres, y sus dos siervas, y sus once hijos, y pasó el vado de Jaboc

23 Los tomó, pues, y les hizo pasar el arroyo, y pasó lo que tenía

24 Y se quedó Jacob solo, y luchó con él un varón, hasta que el alba subía

25 Y cuando el varón vio que no podía con él, tocó la palma de su muslo, la palma del muslo de Jacob se descoyuntó luchando con él

26 Y dijo: Déjame, que el alba sube. Y él dijo: No te dejaré, si no me bendices

27 Y él le dijo: ¿Cómo es tu nombre? Y él respondió: Jacob

Génesis 32:17-27 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.