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Then he delivered them to the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put some distance between successive droves."
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And he commanded the first one, saying, "When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, 'To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?'
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then you shall say, 'They are your servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.' "
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So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, "In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him;
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and also say, 'Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.' " For he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me."
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So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
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And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.
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He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had.
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Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
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Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.
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And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!"