▁and ▁the ▁ang els ▁assume ▁a ▁pro sec utorial ▁st ance , ▁and ▁scr ut in ize ▁one ’ s ▁s ins . ▁ ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁illustrated ▁this ▁by ▁not ing ▁that ▁when ▁Jacob ▁left ▁C ana an ▁for ▁to ▁Ar am - N ah ara im , ▁ ▁reports , ▁“ Jac ob ▁made ▁a ▁v ow .” ▁Then ▁he ▁became ▁wealth y , ▁returned , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁his ▁v ow . ▁ ▁So ▁God ▁brought ▁Es au ▁against ▁him , ▁bent ▁on ▁killing ▁Jacob , ▁and ▁Es au ▁took ▁a ▁huge ▁gift ▁from ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁go ats ▁and ▁other ▁g ifts ▁reported ▁in ▁ ▁yet ▁Jacob ▁did ▁not ▁ful fill ▁his ▁v ow . ▁ ▁So ▁God ▁brought ▁the ▁ang el ▁against ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁ang el ▁wrest led ▁with ▁Jacob ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁kill ▁him , ▁as ▁ ▁reports , ▁“ Jac ob ▁was ▁left ▁alone . ▁And ▁a ▁man ▁wrest led ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁the ▁break ▁of ▁dawn .” ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁taught ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁S ama el , ▁Es au ' s ▁guard ian ▁ang el , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁as ▁ ▁reports , ▁“ He ▁saw ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁prev ail ▁against ▁him .” ▁But ▁Jacob ▁left ▁disabled . ▁ ▁And ▁when ▁Jacob ▁still ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁his ▁v ow , ▁the ▁trouble ▁with ▁Din ah ▁came ▁upon ▁him , ▁as ▁reported ▁in ▁ ▁When ▁Jacob ▁still ▁did ▁not ▁pay ▁his