Genesis 32:1
ContextNET © | So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God 1 met him. |
NIV © | Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. |
NASB © | Now as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him. |
NLT © | As Jacob and his household started on their way again, angels of God came to meet him. |
MSG © | And Jacob went his way. Angels of God met him. |
BBE © | And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God. |
NRSV © | Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him; |
NKJV © | So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. |
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NET © | So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God 1 met him. |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The phrase angels of God occurs only here and in Gen 28:12 in the OT. Jacob saw a vision of angels just before he left the promised land. Now he encounters angels as he prepares to return to it. The text does not give the details of the encounter, but Jacob’s response suggests it was amicable. This location was a spot where heaven made contact with earth, and where God made his presence known to the patriarch. See C. Houtman, “Jacob at Mahanaim: Some Remarks on Genesis XXXII 2-3,” VT 28 (1978): 37-44. |