The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
GENESIS.

CHATTER XXXu-ContInued.
% And he rose up that night, and
took his two wives. and his two
womenservants. and \his eleven sons.
and passed over the ford Jabbok.
20 And he took them. and sent
them over the brook. and sent over
that he had.
"a q And Jacob was left alone;
and there wresIied a man with him
until the breaking Of the day.
Is And when he saw that he pre-
vailed not against him. he touched
the hollow Of his thigh; and the hoI-
low OF Jacobs thigh was out OF
joint, as he wrestled with him.
70 And he said. Let me go. for
the day breaketh. And he said,
bless me.
"a And. he said unto him, What
Is thy name? And he said. Jacob.
2S And he said. Thy name shall
be called no more Jacob. but Israel:
for as a prince hast thou power
with God and with men. and hast
prevailed.
20 And Jacob asked him, and
said. Tell me. i pray thee, thy name.
And he said. Wherefore il IL tina,
thou dost ask after my name? And
he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name OF
the place PenieI: for have seen
God face to face, and my life is
preserved.
81 And as he passed over PenueI
the sun rose upon him, and he halted
upon his thigh.
30 Therefore the children Of
Israel eat not OF the sinew which
shrank. which is upon the hollow OF
the thigh. unto this day: because
he touched the hollow OF Jacobs
thigh In the sinew that shrank.
CHAPTER IS.
The kindness Of JACOB and Esau at ,h.i,
nesting II jacob coDeth TO succoth. Is Al
shalem be blyeth q field and buIdeth an
altar called 2-Elohe-Irssl
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and
looked. and. behold. Esau came. and
with him four hundred men. And
he divided the children unto Leah,
and unto Rachel, and unto the two
landmarks.
2 And he put the landmarks and
their children foremost. and Leah
and her children after. and Rachel
and Joseph hindermost
And he passed over before
them, and bowed himself to the
ground seven times. until he came
near to his brother
And Esau ran to meet him. and
embraced him, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him: and they wept.
And he lifted up his eyes. ano
saw the women and the children,
and said, Who are those with thee /?
And he said. The children which
God hath graciously given thy ser
want.
Then the handmaidens came
near. they and their children, and
they bowed themselves.
And Leah also with her chill
dren came near. and bowed them
selves: and after came Joseph near
and Rachel, and they bowed them
selves.
s And he said. What meanest
thou by all this drove which / metz
And he said. These are TO md grace
in the sight OF my lord.
And Esau said, I have enough.
my brother; keep that thou hast
unto thyself.
10 And Jacob said. Nay, pray
thee. il now ] have found grace in
thy sight. then receive my present
at my hand: for therefore ] have
seen thy face. as though ] had seen
the face OF God, and thou vast
pleased with me.
IL Take, / pray thee. my blessing
that is brought to thee; becaus.
God hath dealt graciously with me.
and because have enough. And
he urged him, and he took il.
12 And he said. Let us take our
journey. and let US 60, and will go
before thee.
13 And he said unto him. Ny
lord knoweth that the children are
tender. and the flocks and herds
with young are with me: and IL me n
should overdrive them one day, all
the flock will die.
II Let my lord. I pray thee. pass
over before his servant: and l will
lead on softly according as the
cattle that goeth before me and the
children be able to endure until I
come unto my lord unto Seir.
Is And Esau said. Let me now
leave with thee some OF the folk
that are with me. And he said.
What needeth il? let me find grace
in the sight of my lord.
Is 4 So Esau returned that day
on his way unto SER.
II And Jacob journeyed to Sue