17 And he commanded the first, saying, 'When my brother Esau shall meet thee, and ask thee, saying, Whose art thou?' And where are you going? And whose flock is this [going] before thee?

18 then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob; it is a gift sent to my lord Esau; behold, he himself [comes] after us.

19 And he commanded the second and the third, and all those who followed the flocks, saying, 'Thus speak to Esau when you meet him;

20 And say, 'Behold, Jacob thy servant is coming after us.' For he said within himself, I will propitiate him with the gifts that come before me, and afterwards I will see his face; Maybe he will accept me.

21 And the gifts went before him, and he slept that night in the camp.

22 And he arose that night, and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the Jabok by ford;

23 And having taken them, he brought them over the stream, and translated all that he had.

24 And Jacob was left alone. And Someone wrestled with him until the dawn;

25 And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he touched the joint of his thigh, and injured the joint of Jacob's thigh, while he wrestled with him.

26 And he said, 'Let me go, for the dawn has risen.' And Jacob said, I will not let thee go until thou blessest me.

27 And he said, 'What is your name?' He said, "Jacob."

28 And he said to him, 'From now on your name will not be Jacob, but Israel, for you have wrestled with God, and you will overcome men.'

29 And Jacob also asked, saying, Tell me thy name. And he said, Why do you ask my name? [It's wonderful.] And blessed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place Penuel; for, he said, I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been preserved.