參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本    

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12. And Esau said, “Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you.”

13. But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the boys are tender and the flocks and herds with me are suckling. And if the men should overdrive them even one day, all the flock will die.

14. Please, let my lord go on before his servant and I will lead on softly, according as the flocks that go before me, and the boys, are able to endure until I come to my lord to Seir.”

15. And Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the men with me.” And he said, “What need is there? Just let me find grace in the sight of my lord.”

16. And Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

17. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore, the name of the place is called Succoth.

18. And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram. And he pitched his tent in front of the city.

19. And he bought a piece of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

20. And he erected there an altar and called it El, the God of Israel.

 (A Faithful Version)

12. 以掃說：就讓我陪你一起走這段路程，雅各回應：真的沒有這個必要，謝謝你一番好意。。

13. 雅各續解釋：哥哥你知道我的孩子還小，我的牛羊有些還幼小。若行程過急，即使是一整天，都會死掉。

14. 若是可以，請讓哥哥先行，我隨後跟來便是。如此的羊群和孩子都能承擔得來。也許有天我們可以在西珥相聚。

15. 以掃見此情況便對雅各說：那就讓我留下一些人，與你同行。雅各回應：實在沒有此必要，你待我的誠意，心領就是。

16. 以掃就在當天返回西珥。

17. 雅各就在迦南某處地方下腳，在此建立居所，為牲畜搭棚，給這地起名叫疏割。

18. 雅各的旅程是從巴旦亞蘭來，平安地來到迦南地的示劍城，在城外這地支搭帳篷。

19. 雅各用一百舍客勒銀子，從哈抹，他是示劍的兒子手中，買下這疏割這片土地，就是支搭帳篷的地方。

20. 這片土地上築了一座壇，起名伊勒，就是以色列親身遇見耶和華。

註：v20節中伊勒，是引至32:28-30節的經歷，為這經歷命名為：毗努伊勒，它的意思是我親身遇到耶和華

From AI:

According to the provided search context, the distance between  Seir  and  Succoth  is approximately  200 km  (about 124 miles). 

• This distance is cited in discussions regarding Genesis 33, where Jacob tells Esau he will meet him in Seir but instead travels to Succoth.
• Seir is located to the  south  (in the region of Edom), while Succoth is located to the  north  (in the Jordan Valley near the Jabbok River). 
• Some sources estimate the distance from the meeting point near the Jabbok River to Seir as 100 miles (161 km), while explicitly stating the distance between Succoth and Seir as  200 km. 

The distance between  Succoth  and  Shechem is approximately  20 miles  (about 32 kilometers). 

This distance is derived from the biblical account of  Jacob’s  journey in Genesis 12:8, which notes that he traveled from Succoth to Bethel, and then to Shechem.   While Succoth is generally identified as being east of the Jordan River (near the Jabbok), and Shechem is west of the Jordan, the 20-mile figure refers to the segment of Jacob’s travel itinerary between  Bethel  and  Shechem, or potentially the distance between Succoth and Bethel depending on the specific interpretation of the route.   However, most biblical charts and commentaries place  Bethel  roughly  20 miles  from  Shechem, with Succoth being a stop prior to or near Bethel in the broader journey narrative. 

Succoth  and  Shechem were two key locations in the biblical narrative of Jacob’s return to Canaan, situated on opposite sides of the  Jordan River.   After reconciling with his brother Esau, Jacob first traveled east of the Jordan to  Succoth  (Genesis 33:17), where he built a house and shelters for his livestock, giving the place its name (“booths”).   From there, he crossed the river and arrived in the land of Canaan proper at  Shechem  (Genesis 33:18), where he purchased land and pitched a tent. 

The journey between these two sites reflects a transition from temporary settlement to permanent acquisition in the Promised Land:

• Succoth  is located  east of the Jordan  in the territory of the tribe of Gad, near the Jabbok River and the route to Penuel.   It is also the name of the first Israelite encampment during the Exodus from Egypt, though Jacob’s Succoth is distinct.
• Shechem  is located  west of the Jordan  in the hill country of Ephraim, nestled between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim (modern-day Nablus).  It was a significant spiritual center where Abraham first built an altar in Canaan and where Joshua later renewed the covenant.
• Spiritual Significance: Biblical commentators note that Jacob’s decision to build a permanent house in Succoth, while staying in tents in Shechem, symbolized a departure from the patriarchal tradition of so journing in faith. In Shechem, he bought land and built an altar to “El-Elohe-Israel,” marking his formal entry into the promised inheritance.

此段記述當中有個詞在翻譯有不同，會產生不同的引申，這詞 בּית bayith H1004 出現在v17 節，它是指可遮蓋的地方，譯文中大多用 [房屋] 一詞。

譯文中若用房屋，在後述不用房屋而用帳蓬 v18 就產生了矛盾。選擇在城外的範圍，去建造帳篷出現的情況，比建造房屋的可能更大。城外所包括的範圍可以伸延到整個迦南地，當中可以包含疏割在內。此處採用這個理解，意思是雅各在疏割安頓下來 (疏割是雅各定名之地，買下這地的可能很高)，知道此地所有權屬於哈抹，他是示劍的兒子手中買下來這地所有權 (似乎也包含迦南的範圍)。這個與許多釋經書的解釋不一樣。

以色列的回歸，若從今日世局回看這段雅各的經歷，就會明白這 [回歸] 對以色列後人在信心上有何等大的意義。他們回歸這遍土地，就是當日雅各買下這一遍土地，今日以色列立國的範圍。如果要證明耶和華與人立約，是永恆不變，就拿今日的以色列和昔日與耶和華角力那位以色列雅各相心，就是一個不可推委的明證：耶和華守約。也明白為何這約到雅各為止。因為之後相信的，從來沒有一位如雅各般真實地，親身與耶和華摔過跤的。就明白自己並不完全，沒有一份可以展明的信心，遇難不會委曲求全，專心仰望，只為心中相信，真的與耶和華立約。

雅各以後，悔改的人多，能明白立約重要的人少，願意去守約的人更少。不明白悔改就是願意守約的人，非常多。若此段雅各的經歷能帶給你亮光，對你有啟迪也分享出去，讓更多人像你有同樣的啟迪。