12. But you have said, 'I will certainly give you success. I will make your children as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. People will not be able to count them.' "
13. Jacob spent the night there. He chose a gift for his brother Esau from what he had with him.
14. He chose 200 female goats and 20 male goats. He chose 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep.
15. He chose 30 female camels with their little ones. He chose 40 cows and ten bulls. And he chose 20 female donkeys and ten male donkeys.
16. He put each herd by itself. Then he put his servants in charge of them. He said to his servants, "Go on ahead of me. Keep some space between the herds."
17. Jacob spoke to his servant who was leading the way. He said, "My brother Esau will meet you. He'll ask, 'Who is your master? Where are you going? And who owns all of these animals in front of you?'
18. "Then say to Esau, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift to you from him. And he is coming behind us.' "
19. He also spoke to the second and third servants. He told them and all of the others who followed the herds what to do. He said, "Say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.
20. Make sure you say, 'Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.' " Jacob was thinking, "I'll make peace with him with these gifts I'm sending on ahead. When I see him later, maybe he'll welcome me."
21. So Jacob's gifts went on ahead of him. But he himself spent the night in the camp.
22. That night Jacob got up. He took his two wives, his two female servants and his 11 sons and sent them across the Jabbok River.
23. After they had crossed the stream, he sent over everything he owned.
24. So Jacob was left alone. A man struggled with him until morning.
25. The man saw that he couldn't win. So he touched the inside of Jacob's hip. As Jacob struggled with the man, Jacob's hip was twisted.