Genesis 32:1
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם לָבָן בַּבֹּקֶר וַיְנַשֵּׁק לְבָנָיו וְלִבְנוֹתָיו וַיְבָרֶךְ אֶתְהֶם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּשָׁב לָבָן לִמְקֹמֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
In Context
2וְיַעֲקֹב הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ וַיִּפְגְּעוּ ־ בוֹ מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
Cross References
Genesis 24:60וַיְבָרֲכוּ אֶת ־ רִבְקָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ אֲחֹתֵנוּ אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָֽיו ׃
2 Kings 6:16וַיֹּאמֶר אַל ־ תִּירָא כִּי רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר אִתָּנוּ מֵאֲשֶׁר אוֹתָֽם ׃
Psalms 91:11כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה ־ לָּךְ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל ־ דְּרָכֶֽיךָ ׃
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 →