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Genesis · read by Ron Reed
36 verses, in order. Only the verses Ron read aloud are shown.
Genesis 32
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When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God." So he named that place Mahanaim.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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He instructed them, "You are to say to my master Esau, 'Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.'"Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, "We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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He thought, "If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Then Jacob declared, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, 'Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,'Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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But You have said, 'I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.'"Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, "Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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then you are to say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.'"Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: "When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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You are also to say, 'Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.'" For he thought, "I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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And Jacob requested, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed Jacob there.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33
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Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.Read from ESV · God, the God of Israel
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When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, "Who are these with you?" Jacob answered, "These are the children God has graciously given your servant."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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"What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?" asked Esau. "To find favor in your sight, my lord," Jacob answered.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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"I already have plenty, my brother," Esau replied. "Keep what belongs to you."Read from ESV · God, the God of Israel
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But Jacob insisted, "No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way, and I will go ahead of you."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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But Jacob replied, "My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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"Let me leave some of my people with you," Esau said. But Jacob replied, "Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord."Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel
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but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.Read from NKJV · God, the God of Israel