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Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he lodged there that same night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a gift for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he spent the night there. Then he took from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob spent the night there. Then he selected a present for his brother Esau from the livestock he had acquired:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spent the night there and took part of what he had brought with him as a gift for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He spent the night there and took part of what he had brought with him as a gift for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After Jacob had spent the night there, he chose some animals as gifts for Esau: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He stayed there that night. Then he prepared a gift for his brother Esau from what he had brought with him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob spent the night there. Out of everything that he had brought with him, he chose a gift for his brother Esau— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jacob stayed there that night. Then he sent as a gift to his brother Esau<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So he spent the night there and selected from what he had acquired a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau, his brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he lodges there during that night, and takes from that which is coming into his hand, a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will pass the night them in that night, and he will take from what came into his hand, a gift to Esau his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he had slept there that night, he set apart, of the things which he had, presents for his brother Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had slept there that night, he separated, from the things that he had, gifts for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After passing the night there, Jacob selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So he spent that night there, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he spent that night there; and took of that which he had with him as a present for his brother Esau;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he spent the night there that night and he took a gift from what was in his hand for Esau his brother;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried <i>with him</i>, and sent out to Esau his brother,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/32-13.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=8150" 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">12</span>But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’ ” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: way·yā·len (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">Jacob 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/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and from what he had brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">he selected</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥāh (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">a gift</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">for his brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: lə·‘ê·śāw (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Esau:</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,…<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/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a></span><br />Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Genesis 33:10-11</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. / Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1-3</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” / So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. / Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12-15</a></span><br />And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. / And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-11.htm">Genesis 31:11-13</a></span><br />In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’ / ‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you. / I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-4</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6-8</a></span><br />Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. / The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a></span><br />Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Hosea 12:3-5</a></span><br />In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. / Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-33</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-13</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-8.htm">1 Samuel 25:8</a></b></br> Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.</p><p class="hdg">to his hand.</p><p class="hdg">a present.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Genesis 32:20,21</a></b></br> And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob <i>is</i> behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2</a></b></br> And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw <i>them</i>, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Genesis 33:10</a></b></br> And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/30-20.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">Present</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/32-18.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/32-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/32-18.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/32-18.htm">Present</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Tent</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>Jacob spent the night there</b><br>Jacob's decision to spend the night at this location is significant in the narrative of his return to Canaan. This moment occurs after he has left Laban and is preparing to meet his brother Esau, whom he had wronged years earlier. The night represents a time of reflection and preparation for the impending encounter. In biblical narratives, nighttime often symbolizes a period of waiting or divine encounter, as seen in Jacob's later wrestling with God (<a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-32</a>).<p><b>and from what he had brought with him</b><br>Jacob had amassed considerable wealth during his time with Laban, including livestock and servants. This wealth was a sign of God's blessing and fulfillment of His promise to Jacob (<a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>). The possessions Jacob brought with him were not only material wealth but also a testament to God's faithfulness and provision. This wealth would play a crucial role in his strategy to appease Esau.<p><b>he selected a gift for his brother Esau</b><br>The act of selecting a gift for Esau is deeply rooted in the cultural practices of the time. Offering gifts was a common way to seek reconciliation and show respect or submission. Jacob's choice to send a gift ahead of their meeting was a strategic move to pacify Esau's anger and demonstrate his goodwill. This act of sending gifts can be seen as a precursor to the peace offerings described in Levitical law (Leviticus 3). Additionally, it reflects the biblical principle of making amends and seeking peace with others, as echoed in <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a>. Jacob's actions also foreshadow the ultimate reconciliation and peace brought by Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate gift of reconciliation between God and humanity.<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 had previously wronged.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>Jacob's brother, whom Jacob had deceived out of his birthright and blessing. Jacob is concerned about Esau's reaction to his return.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gift_for_esau.htm">Gift for Esau</a></b><br>Jacob prepares a substantial gift for Esau, hoping to appease him and find favor in his sight. This act is a strategic move to reconcile with his brother.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/night.htm">Night</a></b><br>The setting of the event, indicating a time of reflection and preparation for Jacob as he anticipates the meeting with Esau.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>The region where Jacob had been living with Laban, from which he is now returning to Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_requires_humility.htm">Reconciliation Requires Humility</a></b><br>Jacob's preparation of a gift for Esau demonstrates humility and a desire to make amends. We should approach those we have wronged with a humble heart, seeking reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_peacemaking.htm">Strategic Peacemaking</a></b><br>Jacob's actions show the importance of thoughtful and strategic efforts in peacemaking. We should consider how our actions and gestures can pave the way for reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_protection.htm">Trust in God's Protection</a></b><br>Despite his fear, Jacob ultimately trusts in God's promise to protect him. We should remember to rely on God's promises when facing difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_gifts.htm">The Power of Gifts</a></b><br>As seen in Jacob's account, gifts can be a powerful tool in mending relationships. Thoughtful gestures can help heal past wounds and build bridges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_in_prayer.htm">Preparation in Prayer</a></b><br>Jacob's night of preparation can be seen as a time of prayer and reflection. We should prepare our hearts through prayer when facing challenging encounters.<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/why_did_esau_sell_his_birthright.htm">Why did Esau sell his birthright to Jacob?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob_and_esau_reconcile_quickly.htm">How could Jacob and Esau reconcile so suddenly in Genesis 33:4 after years of hostility, and is there historical evidence for Esau’s 400 men? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_joseph's_burial_at_shechem.htm">Joshua 24:32 - What historical evidence, if any, validates the transport and burial of Joseph's remains at Shechem centuries after his death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_estrangement.htm">What is the Bible's view on estrangement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">He lodged there.</span>--That is, at Mahanaim. On the first news of Esau's approach in so hostile a manner, Jacob had divided his possessions into two main divisions, in the hope of saving at least one. He now, quieted by his prayer, makes more exact arrangements, selects a present for Esau of five hundred and fifty head of cattle, sends them forward with intervals between, that repeated impressions might soften his brother's fierce mood, sees all his followers safely across the Jabbok, and remains alone behind to pray. As he thus placed everything in Esau's power, faith seems to have regained the ascendancy over his fears, though he still takes every prudent measure for the safety of those whom he loved.<p><span class= "bld">Of that which came to his hand.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">of that which came in his hand. </span>Some Jewish interpreters take the phrase literally, and suppose that it was precious stones; more truly it means "what he possessed," or what he had with him. The phrase "which came to his hand" would imply that he made no selection, but took what came first in his way.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he lodged there that same night; and took</span> - not by random, but after careful selection; separavit (Vulgate) - <span class="cmt_word">of that which came to his hand</span> - not of those things which were in his hand, <span class="greek">ω΅ν ἔφερεν</span> (LXX.), such as he had (Ainsworth), <span class="accented">quae in mann erant</span> (Rosenmüller), but of such things as had come into his hand, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. as he had acquired (Keil, Alford, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis) - <span class="cmt_word">a present</span> (Minchah; used in <a href="/genesis/4-3.htm">Genesis 4:3, 4, 5</a>, as a sacrifice to Jehovah, q.v.) <span class="cmt_word">for Esau his brother.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/32-13.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">[Jacob] spent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥לֶן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·len)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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">הַה֑וּא</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">בַּלַּ֣יְלָה</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">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and from what he had brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֧א</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיָד֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he selected</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֞ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a gift</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">for his brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵשָׂ֥ו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">OT Law: Genesis 32:13 He lodged there that night and took (Gen. 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