Genesis 32:1
And early in the boker (morning) Lavan rose up, and kissed his banim and his banot, and made on them a brocha; and Lavan departed, and returned unto his makom.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
In Context
2And Ya'akov went on his derech, and the malachim of Elohim met him.
Cross References
Genesis 24:60And they said a brocha over Rivkah, and said unto her, Thou art achoteinu, may thou be increased to thousands upon thousands and may thy zera possess the sha'ar of those which hate them.
2 Kings 6:16And he answered, Fear not; for they that be with us are rabbim (many) more than they that be with them.
Psalms 91:11For He shall give charge to His malachim (angels) concerning thee, 1 to be shomer over thee in kol drakhim of thee. 1
Ephesians 3:10In order that the many faceted Chochmat Hashem might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in Shomayim through the Moshiachʼs Brit Chadasha Kehillah.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:1
We have here Jacob still upon his journey towards Canaan. Never did so many memorable things occur in any march as in this of Jacob's little family. By the way he meets, I. With good tidings from his God, ver. 1, 2 . II. With bad tidings from his brother, to whom he sent a message to notify his return, ver. 3-6 . In his distress, 1. He divides his company, ver. 7, 8 . 2. He makes his prayer to God, ver. 9-12 . 3. He sends a present to his brother, ver. 13-23 . 4. He wrestles with the angel, ver. 24-32 . Read the whole commentary →