- Genesis 32:4
וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדוֹם׃
Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב אִזְגַּדִּין קֳדָמוֹהִי לְוָת עֵשָׂו אֲחוּהִי לְאַרְעָא דְּשֵׂעִיר לְחַקְלֵי אֱדוֹם׃
Yaakov sent messengers before him to Eisov, his brother, to the Land of Seir, to the field of Edom.
- Genesis 32:5
וַיְצַו אֹתָם לֵאמֹר כֹּה תֹאמְרוּן לַאדֹנִי לְעֵשָׂו כֹּה אָמַר עַבְדְּךָ יַעֲקֹב עִם־לָבָן גַּרְתִּי וָאֵחַר עַד־עָתָּה׃
and instructed them as follows, “Thus shall you say, ‘To my lord Esau, thus says your servant Jacob: I stayed with Laban and remained until now;
Targum Onkelos
וּפַקֵּיד יָתְהוֹן לְמֵימַר כְּדֵין תֵּימְרוּן לְרִבּוֹנִי לְעֵשָׂו כִּדְנָן אֲמַר עַבְדָּךְ יַעֲקֹב עִם לָבָן דַּרִית וְאוֹחַרִית עַד כְּעַן׃
He commanded them saying, This is what you should say to my master, Eisov. Your servant, Yaakov says, I lived as a stranger with Lavan, and was delayed until now.
- Genesis 32:6
וַיְהִי־לִי שׁוֹר וַחֲמוֹר צֹאן וְעֶבֶד וְשִׁפְחָה וָאֶשְׁלְחָה לְהַגִּיד לַאדֹנִי לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ׃
I have acquired cattle, donkeys, sheep, and male and female slaves; and I send this message to my lord in the hope of gaining your favor.’”
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲווֹ לִי תּוֹרִין וּחְמָרִין עָאן וְעַבְדִּין וְאַמְהָן וּשְׁלַחִית לְחַוָּאָה לְרִבּוֹנִי לְאַשְׁכָּחָא רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינָךְ׃
I acquired oxen, donkeys, sheep, servants and maidservants. I have sent [these messengers] to tell my master, to find favor in your eyes.
- Genesis 32:7
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶל־יַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר בָּאנוּ אֶל־אָחִיךָ אֶל־עֵשָׂו וְגַם הֹלֵךְ לִקְרָאתְךָ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ עִמּוֹ׃
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau; he himself is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.”
Targum Onkelos
וְתָבוּ אִזְגַּדַּיָּא לְוָת יַעֲקֹב לְמֵימַר אֲתֵינָא לְוָת אֲחוּךְ לְוָת עֵשָׂו וְאַף אָתֵי לְקַדָּמוּתָךְ וְאַרְבַּע מְאָה גּוּבְרָא עִמֵּיהּ׃
The messengers returned to Yaakov saying, We came to your brother, to Eisov, and he is also coming to meet you; and there are four hundred men with him.
- Genesis 32:8
וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וְאֶת־הַצֹּאן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנוֹת׃
Jacob was greatly frightened; in his anxiety, he divided the people with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps,
Targum Onkelos
וּדְחֵיל יַעֲקֹב לַחְדָּא וְעַקַת לֵיהּ וּפַלֵּיג יָת עַמָּא דְּעִמֵּיהּ וְיָת עָנָא וְיָת תּוֹרֵי וְגַמְלַיָּא לְתַרְתֵּין מַשְׁרְיָן׃
Yaakov was very frightened, and distressed. He divided the people that were with him, along with the sheep, cattle and camels, into two camps.
- Genesis 32:9
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָה׃
thinking, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, the other camp may yet escape.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אִם יֵיתֵי עֵשָׂו לְמַשְׁרִיתָא חֲדָא וְיִמְחֵינַהּ וּתְהֵי מַשְׁרִיתָא דְּתִשְׁתְּאַר לְשֵׁיזָבָא׃
He said, If Eisov comes to one camp and attacks it, the remaining camp will survive.
- Genesis 32:10
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אַבְרָהָם וֵאלֹהֵי אָבִי יִצְחָק יְהֹוָה הָאֹמֵר אֵלַי שׁוּב לְאַרְצְךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ וְאֵיטִיבָה עִמָּךְ׃
Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O ETERNAL One, who said to me, ‘Return to your native land and I will deal bountifully with you’!
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבָּא אַבְרָהָם וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבָּא יִצְחָק יְיָ דַּאֲמַר לִי תּוּב לְאַרְעָךְ וּלְיַלָּדוּתָךְ וְאוֹטֵיב עִמָּךְ׃
Yaakov said, God of my father Avraham, and God of my father Yitzchok, Adonoy Who said to me, Return to your land, to your birthplace, and I will do good with you.
- Genesis 32:11
קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים וּמִכׇּל־הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי בְמַקְלִי עָבַרְתִּי אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה וְעַתָּה הָיִיתִי לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנוֹת׃
I am unworthy of all the kindness that You have so steadfastly shown Your servant: with my staff alone I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
Targum Onkelos
זְעֵירָן זָכְוָתִי מִכֹּל חִסְדִּין וּמִכָּל טָבְוָון דַּעֲבַדְתְּ עִם עַבְדָּךְ אֲרֵי יְחִידַי עֲבַרִית יָת יַרְדְּנָא הָדֵין וּכְעַן הֲוֵיתִי לְתַרְתֵּין מַשְׁרְיָן׃
I am unworthy [My merits are few] because of all the kindness and of all the faithfulness [goodness] that you have done with Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan [only] with my staff [alone], and now I have become two camps.
- Genesis 32:12
הַצִּילֵנִי נָא מִיַּד אָחִי מִיַּד עֵשָׂו כִּי־יָרֵא אָנֹכִי אֹתוֹ פֶּן־יָבוֹא וְהִכַּנִי אֵם עַל־בָּנִים׃
Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; else, I fear, he may come and strike me down, mothers and children alike.
Targum Onkelos
שֵׁיזֵיבְנִי כְעַן מִיְּדָא דַּאֲחִי מִיְּדָא דְּעֵשָׂו אֲרֵי דָּחֵיל אֲנָא מִנֵּיהּ דִּלְמָא יֵיתֵי וְיִמְחֵינַנִי אִמָּא עַל בְּנַיָּא׃
Rescue me, I pray [now], from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Eisov, for I fear him, that he will come and attack me—mother and children alike.
- Genesis 32:13
וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ הֵיטֵב אֵיטִיב עִמָּךְ וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹב׃
Yet You have said, ‘I will deal bountifully with you and make your offspring as the sands of the sea, which are too numerous to count.’”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַתְּ אֲמַרְתְּ אוֹטָבָא אוֹטֵיב עִמָּךְ וַאֲשַׁוֵּי יָת בְּנָךְ סַגִּיאִין כְּחָלָא דְּיַמָּא דְּלָא יִתְמְנוֹן מִסְּגֵי׃
You have said, I will do very good with you, and I will make your offspring [many] like the sands of the sea, which are too numerous to count.