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καί And εἶπεν said αὐτῷ to him: Λαβάν Laban ὁ - βουνός heap οὗτος This μαρτυρεῖ is a testimony ἀνά between μέσον - ἐμοῦ me καί and σοῦ you σήμερον· today. καί And ἐκάλεσεν called αὐτόν it Λαβάν Laban Βουνός Heap”; μάρτυς, “Witness Ἰακώβ Jacob δέ but ἐκάλεσεν called αὐτόν it Βουνός “The Hill μαρτυρεῖ. Testifies." εἶπεν said δέ - Λαβάν Laban τῷ - Ἰακώβ to Jacob Ἰδού Look, ὁ - βουνός heap οὗτος this καί and ἡ - στήλη pillar αὕτη this ἥν that ἔστησα I erected ἀνά going up μέσον middle ἐμοῦ me καί and σοῦ· you; μαρτυρεῖ bears witness ὁ - βουνός heap οὗτος, this καί and μαρτυρεῖ bears witness. ἡ - στήλη pillar αὕτη· this διά Because of τοῦτο this ἐκλήθη was called τό - ὄνομα name αὐτοῦ its Βουνός Bounos, μαρτυρεῖ, “it bears witness,” καί and ἡ ‘The ὅρασις, Vision,' ἥν which εἶπεν he said: Ἐφίδοι May bestow (it) ὁ - θεός God ἀνά going up μέσον middle ἐμοῦ me καί and σοῦ, you, ὅτι because ἀποστησόμεθα we will withdraw ἕτερος other ἀπό from τοῦ the ἑτέρου. another. εἰ If ταπεινώσεις you abase τάς - θυγατέρας daughters; μου, my εἰ if λήμψῃ you take γυναῖκας women ἐπί in addiion to ταῖς - θυγατράσιν daughters; μου, my ὅρα, see οὐθείς no one μεθ ̓ with ἡμῶν us, ἐστίν. is ἐάν if τέ - γάρ for ἐγώ I μή not διαβῶ do pass over πρός to σέ, you, μηδέ nor σύ you διαβῇς pass over (it) πρός to μέ me, τόν - βουνόν heap τοῦτον this καί and τήν - στήλην pillar ταύτην this ἐπί for κακίᾳ. evil action, ὁ the θεός God Ἀβραάμ of Abraham καί and ὁ the θεός God Ναχώρ of Nahor κρινεῖ will judge ἀνά going up μέσον middle ἡμῶν. us. καί And ὤμοσεν swore Ἰακώβ Jacob κατά by τοῦ the φόβου fear τοῦ - πατρός father αὐτοῦ of his Ἰσαάκ. Isaac. καί And ἔθυσεν offered Ἰακώβ Jacob θυσίαν a sacrifice ἐν on τῷ the ὄρει· mountain καί and ἐκάλεσεν called τούς - ἀδελφούς kinsmen, αὐτοῦ, his καί and ἔφαγον they ate καί and ἔπιον, drank καί and ἐκοιμήθησαν they went to sleep ἐν on τῷ the ὄρει. mountain. ἀναστάς having arisen δέ - Λαβάν Laban, τό in the πρωί morning, κατεφίλησεν kissed τούς - υἱούς sons αὐτοῦ his καί and τάς - θυγατέρας daughters αὐτοῦ, his καί and εὐλόγησεν blessed αὐτούς· them, καί and ἀποστραφείς turning back Λαβάν Laban ἀπῆλθεν departed εἰς to τόν - τόπον region. αὐτοῦ. his

Καί And Ἰακώβ Jacob ἀπῆλθεν departed εἰς on τήν - ἑαυτοῦ his own ὁδόν· journey. καί And ἀναβλέψας looking up τοῖς with his ὀφθαλμοῖς eyes ἴδεν he saw παρεμβολήν the army θεοῦ of God παρεμβεβληκυῖαν, encamped, καί and συνήντησαν met αὐτῷ him. οἱ the ἄγγελοι messengers τοῦ - θεοῦ. of God εἶπεν said, δέ - Ἰακώβ, Jacob ἡνίκα when ἴδεν he saw αὐτούς, them: Παρεμβολή a camp θεοῦ of God. αὕτη· This (is) καί And ἐκάλεσεν he called τό the ὄνομα name τοῦ - τόπου place ἐκείνου of that Παρεμβολαί. Camps.

Ἀπέστειλεν sent δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob ἀγγέλους messengers πρός to Ἠσαύ Esau τόν - ἀδελφόν brother αὐτοῦ his εἰς into γῆν the land Σηείρ of Seir εἰς into χώραν the country Ἐδώμ, of Edom. καί And ἐνετείλατο he commanded αὐτοῖς them, λέγων saying: Οὕτως Thus ἐρεῖτε you will say τῷ - κυρίῳ lord μου (to) my Ἠσαύ Esau: Οὕτως Thus λέγει says ὁ - παῖς servant σου your Ἰακώβ Jacob: Μετά With Λαβάν Laban παρῴκησα I dwelled καί and ἐχρόνισα lingered ἕως until τοῦ the νῦν· present, καί and ἐγένοντο there came μοι to me βόες cattle καί and ὄνοι donkeys καί and πρόβατα sheep καί and παῖδες servants καί and παιδίσκαι· maidens, καί and ἀπέστειλα I sent ἀναγγεῖλαι to report τῷ - κυρίῳ lord μου (to) my Ἠσαύ, Esau, ἵνα in order that εὕρῃ might find ὁ - παῖς servant σου your χάριν favor ἐναντίον before σου. you. καί And ἀνέστρεψαν returned οἱ the ἄγγελοι messengers πρός to Ἰακώβ Jacob, λέγοντες saying: Ἤλθομεν We came πρός to τόν - ἀδελφόν brother σου your Ἠσαύ, Esau, καί and ἔρχεται is coming εἰς to συνάντησιν meet σοι, you, καί and τετρακόσιοι four hundred ἄνδρες men (are) μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ. him. ἐφοβεῖτο was afraid δέ And Ἰακώβ Jacob σφόδρα, very καί and ἠπορεῖτο· at a loss. καί So διεῖλεν he divided τόν the λαόν people τόν who were μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ him καί and τούς the βόας cattle καί and τά the πρόβατα sheep εἰς into δύο two παρεμβολάς. camps. καί And εἶπεν said: Ἰακώβ Jacob Ἐάν If ἔλθῃ comes Ἠσαύ Esau εἰς to παρεμβολήν camp μίαν one καί and ἐκκόψῃ destroys αὐτήν, it, ἔσται will exist ἡ - παρεμβολή camp ἡ the δευτέρα second εἰς to τό - σώζεσθαι. be saved. εἶπεν said: δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob ὁ - θεός God τοῦ - πατρός father μου of my Ἀβραάμ Abraham καί and ὁ - θεός God τοῦ - πατρός father μου of my Ἰσαάκ, Isaac, Κύριε O Lord, ὁ the one who εἴπας said μοι to me: Ἀπότρεχε Run away εἰς to τήν the γῆν land τῆς - γενέσεως family σου, of your καί and εὖ good σε (to) you, ποιήσω· I will do ἱκανοῦσαι Make sufficient μοι for me ἀπό from πάσης all δικαιοσύνης righteousness καί and ἀπό from πάσης all ἀληθείας truth ἧς that ἐποίησας you did τῷ - παιδί servant, σου· (for) your ἐν with (only) γάρ for τῇ - ῥάβδῳ staff, μου my διέβην I crossed over τόν - Ἰορδάνην Jordan τοῦτον, this νῦν now δέ but γέγονα I have turned εἰς into δύο two παρεμβολάς. camps. ἐξελοῦ Deliver με me ἐκ from χειρός the hand τοῦ - ἀδελφοῦ brother μου of my Ἠσαύ· Esau, ὅτι because φοβοῦμαι fear ἐγώ I αὐτόν, him, μή not ποτέ when ἐλθών when (he) comes πατάξῃ he strike με me καί and μητέρα mother ἐπί in addition to τέκνοις. children. σύ You δέ - εἶπας said: Καλῶς well εὖ very σε you ποιήσω, I will treat καί and θήσω I will make τό - σπέρμα offspring σου your ὡς like τήν the ἄμμον sand τῆς of the θαλάσσης, sea, ἥ which οὐ not ἀριθμηθήσεται will be counted ἀπό from τοῦ the πλήθους. multitude. καί And ἐκοιμήθη he slept ἐκεῖ there τήν - νύκτα night, ἐκείνην. that καί and ἔλαβεν he took ὧν from what ἔφερεν he had brought δῶρα gifts καί and ἐξαπέστειλεν sent (them) Ἠσαύ to Esau τῷ - ἀδελφῷ brother, αὐτοῦ, his αἶγας (she-)goats διακοσίας, two hundred, τράγους he-goats εἴκοσι, twenty, πρόβατα sheep διακόσια, two hundred, κριούς rams εἴκοσι, twenty, καμήλους camels θηλαζούσας milking καί and τά - παιδία young αὐτῶν their τριάκοντα, thirty, βόας cows τεσσεράκοντα, forty, ταύρους bulls δέκα, ten, ὄνους donkeys εἴκοσι, twenty πώλους foals δέκα. ten. καί And ἔδωκεν he gave διά into χειρός (the) hand τοῖς - παισίν servants αὐτοῦ, of his ποίμνιον a flock κατά according to μόνας. apart. εἶπεν He said δέ - τοῖς - παισίν servants: αὐτοῦ (to) his Προπορεύεσθε Go ἔμπροσθεν before μου, me καί and διάστημα a space ποιεῖτε make ἀνά a going up μέσον middle ποίμνης (one) flock καί and ποίμνης. (the next) flock. καί And ἐνετείλατο he commanded τῷ the πρώτῳ first, λέγων saying: Ἐάν If σοι you συναντήσῃ meets Ἠσαύ Esau ὁ - ἀδελφός brother μου my καί and ἐρωτᾷ asks σε you, λέγων saying: Τίνος Whose εἶ; are you καί and ποῦ where πορεύῃ; are you going, καί and τίνος whose ταῦτα (are) these τά that are προπορευόμενα going ahead σου; of you? καί And ἐρεῖς you will say: Τοῦ - παιδός servant σου Your Ἰακώβ· Jacob’s. δῶρα gifts ἀπέσταλκεν He has sent τῷ - κυρίῳ lord μου (to) my Ἠσαύ, Esau, καί and ἰδού look, αὐτός he (is) ὀπίσω behind ἡμῶν. us. καί And ἐνετείλατο he commanded τῷ the πρώτῳ first καί and τῷ the δευτέρῳ second καί and τῷ the τρίτῳ third καί and πᾶσι all τοῖς the ones προπορευομένοις who were going ahead ὀπίσω behind τῶν - ποιμνίων flocks, τούτων these λέγων saying: Κατά According to τό - ῥῆμα word τοῦτο this λαλήσατε speak τῷ to Ἠσαύ to Esau ἐν when τῷ - εὑρεῖν find ὑμᾶς you αὐτόν, him; καί and ἐρεῖτε you will say: Ἰδού Look, ὁ - παῖς servant σου your Ἰακώβ Jacob παραγίνεται is drawing near ὀπίσω behind ἡμῶν. us. εἶπεν he said: γάρ For Ἐξιλάσομαι I will atone τό - πρόσωπον face αὐτοῦ his ἐν with τοῖς the δώροις gifts τοῖς that προπορευομένοις are going before αὐτοῦ, him, καί and μετά after τοῦτο this ὄψομαι I will see τό - πρόσωπον face, αὐτοῦ· his ἴσως perhaps γάρ for προσδέξεται he will welcome τό - πρόσωπον face. μου. my καί So προεπορεύοντο went on τά the δῶρα gifts κατά before πρόσωπον face, αὐτοῦ· his αὐτός he δέ but ἐκοιμήθη slept τήν - νύκτα night ἐκείνην that ἐν in τῇ the παρεμβολῇ. camp.

Ἀναστάς After rising up δέ - τήν - νύκτα night ἐκείνην that ἔλαβεν he took τάς (his) δύο two γυναῖκας wives καί and τάς the δύο two παιδίσκας maidens καί and τά - ἕνδεκα eleven παιδία children αὐτοῦ, his καί and διέβη he crossed over τήν the διάβασιν ford τοῦ - Ἰαβόκ. of Jabbok, καί And ἔλαβεν he took αὐτούς them καί and διέβη crossed over τόν the χειμάρρουν, brook καί and διεβίβασεν carried across πάντα all τά things. αὐτοῦ. his ὑπελείφθη remained δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob μόνος, alone, καί and ἐπάλαιεν wrestled μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ him ἄνθρωπος a person ἕως until πρωΐ. the morning. ἴδεν He saw δέ - ὅτι that οὐ not δύναται he could prevail πρός against αὐτόν, him, καί and ἥψατο he touched τοῦ the πλάτους broad part τοῦ - μηροῦ thigh, αὐτοῦ, of his καί and ἐνάρκησεν became numb τό the πλάτος broad part τοῦ - μηροῦ thigh Ἰακώβ Jacob’s ἐν when τῷ - παλαίειν wrestled αὐτόν he μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ· him. καί And εἶπεν he said αὐτῷ to him: Ἀπόστειλον Send away, με· me ἀνέβη has come. γάρ for ὁ the ὄρθρος. dawn ὁ He δέ - εἶπεν said: οὐ not μή - σε you ἀποστείλω, I will send away, ἐάν if μή not εὐλογήσῃς you do bless με me. εἶπεν He said δέ - αὐτῷ to him: Τί What τό - ὄνομα name? σού your ἐστίν; is ὁ He δέ - εἶπεν said: Ἰακώβ. Jacob. καί And εἶπεν he said αὐτῷ to him: οὐ No κληθήσεται will be called ἔτι longer τό - ὄνομα name σου your Ἰακώβ, Jacob, ἀλλά but Ἰσραήλ Israel τό - ὄνομα name, σου your ἔσται· will be ὅτι because ἐνίσχυσας you prevailed μετά with θεοῦ, God καί and μετά with ἀνθρώπων people, δυνατός (you are) mighty. ἠρώτησεν asked δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob καί and εἶπεν said: Ἀνάγγειλον Reveal μοι to me τό - ὄνομα name. σου. your καί And εἶπεν he said: Ἵνα - τί Why σύ you ἐρωτᾷς do you ask τό - ὄνομα name? μου; my καί And ηὐλόγησεν he blessed αὐτόν him ἐκεῖ. there. καί And ἐκάλεσεν called Ἰακώβ Jacob τό the ὄνομα name τοῦ - τόπου place ἐκείνου of that Εἶδος ‘Form θεοῦ· of God,' ἴδον I saw γάρ for θεόν God πρόσωπον face πρός to πρόσωπον, face, καί and ἐσώθη was spared. μου my ἡ - ψυχή. life ἀνέτειλεν rose up δέ - αὐτῷ on him, ὁ The ἥλιος sun ἡνίκα when παρῆλθεν he passed by τό - Εἶδος Form τοῦ - θεοῦ· of God. αὐτός He δέ - ἐπέσκαζεν was limping upon τῷ - μηρῷ thigh. αὐτοῦ. his ἕνεκεν because of γάρ For τούτου this οὐ may never μή - φάγωσιν eat οἱ the υἱοί sons Ἰσραήλ of Israel τό the νεῦρον sinew ὅ that ἐνάρκησεν, became numb ὅ which ἐστίν is ἐπί on τοῦ the πλάτους broad part τοῦ of the μηροῦ thigh Ἰακώβ, of Jacob, ἕως until τῆς - ἡμέρας day, ταύτης· this ὅτι because ἥψατο he touched τοῦ the πλάτους broad part τοῦ of the μηροῦ thigh Ἰακώβ of Jacob, τοῦ the νεύρου, sinew, καί and ἐνάρκησεν. it became numb.

Ἀναβλέψας Looking up δέ - Ἰακώβ Jacob ἴδεν, saw καί and ἰδού look, Ἠσαύ Esau ὁ - ἀδελφός brother αὐτοῦ his ἐρχόμενος, was coming, αὐτός he καί and τετρακόσιοι four hundred ἄνδρες men μετ ̓ with αὐτοῦ· him. καί So ἐπιδιεῖλεν divided Ἰακώβ Jacob τά the παιδία children ἐπί to Λείαν Leah καί and ἐπί to Ῥαχήλ Rachel καί and τάς the δύο two παιδίσκας· maidens. καί And ἐποίησεν he put τάς the δύο two παιδίσκας maidens καί and τούς - υἱούς sons αὐτῶν their ἐν in πρώτοις, the front καί and Λείαν Leah καί and τά - παιδία children αὐτῆς her ὀπίσω, behind καί and Ῥαχήλ Rachel καί and Ἰωσήφ Joseph ἐσχάτους. last. αὐτός He δέ - παρῆλθεν passed by ἔμπροσθεν before αὐτῶν· them καί and προσεκύνησεν prostrated himself ἐπί upon τήν the γῆν ground ἑπτάκις seven times ἕως until τοῦ - ἐγγίσαι he approached τοῦ - ἀδελφοῦ brother. αὐτοῦ. his καί And προσέδραμεν ran forward Ἠσαύ Esau εἰς to συνάντησιν meet αὐτῷ, him καί and περιλαβών embracing αὐτόν him ἐφίλησεν he kissed (him) καί and προσέπεσεν fell ἐπί upon τόν - τράχηλον neck, αὐτοῦ· his καί and ἔκλαυσαν they wept. ἀμφότεροι. both καί And ἀναβλέψας looking up ἴδεν he saw τάς the γυναῖκας women καί and τά the παιδία, children καί and εἶπεν he said: Τί What ταῦτα these σοί to you? ἐστίν; are ὁ He δέ - εἶπεν said: Τά The παιδία children, οἷς by whom ἠλέησεν showed mercy. ὁ - θεός God τόν - παῖδα servant σου. your καί And προσήγγισαν approached αἱ the παιδίσκαι maidens καί and τά - παιδία children αὐτῶν, their καί and προσεκύνησαν· prostrated themselves,