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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Jacob&#8217s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the gift passed on ahead of him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the gift [of the herds of livestock] went on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night back in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob's men took the gifts on ahead of him, but he spent the night in camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him while he stayed in the camp that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sent the gifts on ahead of him and spent that night in camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the presents went ahead of him, while he spent that night in the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob?s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the gift passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the present went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the present passes over before his face, and he has lodged during that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the gift will pass over before his face, and he remained in that night in the camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So the presents went before him, but himself lodged that night in the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the gifts went before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So the gifts went on ahead of him, while he stayed that night in the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the present passed on ahead of him; and he himself spent that night in the camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the present went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the encampment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the offering passed over before him and he lodged in the camp that night.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the present passed over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the presents went on before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/32-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8225" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Jacob's Fear of Esau</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’ ” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ham·min·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">So Jacob’s gifts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wat·ta·‘ă·ḇōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on before</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">while he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: lān (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">spent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bal·lay·lāh- (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">in the camp.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-3.htm">Genesis 33:3-4</a></span><br />But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. / Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Genesis 33:10</a></span><br />But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Genesis 33:14</a></span><br />Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16</a></span><br />So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-20.htm">Genesis 33:20</a></span><br />There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm">Proverbs 21:14</a></span><br />A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm">Proverbs 18:16</a></span><br />A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18-19</a></span><br />Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys / and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-27.htm">1 Samuel 25:27</a></span><br />Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1-2</a></span><br />When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. / “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">2 Kings 8:8-9</a></span><br />So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” / So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Luke 17:3-4</a></span><br />Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a></span><br />But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Company</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/genesis/32-18.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Present</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/32-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/genesis/31-33.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/33-3.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/33-8.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/genesis/33-8.htm">Company</a> <a href="/genesis/32-30.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/33-2.htm">Front</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/genesis/43-15.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Present</a> <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/33-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/47-15.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/genesis/33-17.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-1.htm">Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">His message to Esau.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-6.htm">He is afraid of Esau's coming.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">He prays for deliverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">He halts.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Jacob’s gifts went on before him</b><br>Jacob sends gifts ahead to Esau as a gesture of reconciliation and appeasement. This act reflects the cultural practices of the ancient Near East, where gifts were often used to pacify potential adversaries or to show respect. The gifts symbolize Jacob's attempt to seek favor and forgiveness from Esau, whom he had wronged years earlier by taking his birthright and blessing (Genesis 27). This act of sending gifts can be seen as a precursor to the concept of atonement, where offerings are made to restore broken relationships, paralleling the sacrificial system later established in the Mosaic Law.<p><b>while he spent the night in the camp</b><br>Jacob's decision to stay in the camp while his gifts went ahead indicates a moment of introspection and preparation. This night is significant as it precedes his encounter with God, where he wrestles with the angel (<a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a>). The camp represents a place of solitude and reflection, where Jacob is left alone to confront his fears and seek divine intervention. This setting foreshadows the transformative encounter that will change Jacob's identity to Israel, symbolizing a new beginning and covenant relationship with God. The night also serves as a metaphor for the spiritual darkness and struggle Jacob faces before receiving God's blessing and assurance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jacob is returning to his homeland after years of living with his uncle Laban. He is preparing to meet his brother Esau, whom he fears due to their past conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>Jacob's brother, who he deceived years earlier to obtain the birthright and blessing. Jacob is unsure of Esau's intentions and is concerned about their reunion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_camp.htm">The Camp</a></b><br>The place where Jacob stays overnight. It represents a place of preparation and reflection before his encounter with Esau.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gifts.htm">The Gifts</a></b><br>Jacob sends gifts ahead to Esau as a peace offering, hoping to appease his brother and find favor in his sight.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey.htm">The Journey</a></b><br>This event is part of Jacob's larger journey back to Canaan, which is both a physical and spiritual journey of reconciliation and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Reconciliation</a></b><br>Jacob's actions demonstrate the importance of seeking reconciliation with those we have wronged. This is a biblical principle that is echoed throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite his fear, Jacob is acting on God's promise to be with him. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises even when facing difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a></b><br>Jacob's sending of gifts shows humility and a desire to make amends. Humility is a key virtue in Christian life, especially in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_prayer.htm">Preparation and Prayer</a></b><br>Jacob's time in the camp can be seen as a time of preparation and prayer. Before facing challenges, believers should seek God's guidance and prepare their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jacob's actions are a demonstration of faith in action. He doesn't just pray for safety; he takes practical steps to ensure peace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_the_third_eye.htm">What does the Bible say about the third eye?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_angels_at_mahanaim.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting the mention of angels at Mahanaim (Gen. 32:1-2)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_reaffirm_jacob's_name_as_israel.htm">(Genesis 35:9-10) Why does God reaffirm Jacob's name to Israel here, even though it was already changed in Genesis 32:28?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 21-23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">went the present over Before him: and himself lodged that night in the company. And he rose up that night</span>, - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. some time before daybreak (<span class="accented">vide</span> ver. 24) <span class="cmt_word">and took his two wives, and him two women servants</span> (Bilhah and Zilpah), <span class="cmt_word">and his eleven sons</span> (Dinah being not mentioned in accordance with the common usage of the Bible), <span class="cmt_word">and passed over the ford</span> - the word signifies a place of passing over. Tristram ('Land of Israel,' p. 558) speaks of the strong current reaching the horses girths at the ford crossed by himself and twenty horsemen - <span class="cmt_word">Jabbok</span>. Jabbok, from <span class="accented">bakak</span>, to empty, to pour forth (Kalisch), or from <span class="accented">abak</span>, <span class="accented">to</span> struggle (Keil), may have been so named either from the natural appearance of the river, or, as is more probable, by prolepsis from the wrestling which took place upon its banks. It is now called the <span class="accented">Wady Zerka</span>, or Blue River, which flows into the Jordan, nearly opposite Shechem, and midway between the Lake Tiberias and the Dead Sea. The stream is rapid, and often Completely hidden by the dense mass of oleander which fringes its banks ('Land of Israel,' p. 558). <span class="cmt_word">And he took them, and sent them</span> (literally, <span class="accented">caused them to pass</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>over the brook, and sent over that he had</span> - himself remaining on the north side (Delitzsch, Keil, Kurtz, Murphy, Gerlach, Wordsworth, Alford), although, having once crossed the stream (ver. 22), it is not perfectly apparent that he recrossed, which has led some to argue that the wrestling occurred on the south of the river (Knobel, Rosenmüller, Lange, Kalisch). <p> CHAPTER 32:24-32 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/32-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So [Jacob’s] gifts</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּנְחָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּעֲבֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on before</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while he</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֛וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spent</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(lān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3885.htm">Strong's 3885: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">night</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּלַּֽיְלָה־</span> <span class="translit">(bal·lay·lāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the camp.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/32-21.htm">Genesis 32:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">OT Law: Genesis 32:21 So the present passed over before him (Gen. 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