Genesis 32:13
New International Version
He spent the night there, and from what he had with him he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

New Living Translation
Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau:

English Standard Version
So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau,

Berean Standard Bible
Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

King James Bible
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

New King James Version
So he lodged there that same night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:

New American Standard Bible
So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a gift for his brother Esau:

NASB 1995
So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:

NASB 1977
So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:

Legacy Standard Bible
So he spent the night there. Then he took from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:

Amplified Bible
So Jacob spent the night there. Then he selected a present for his brother Esau from the livestock he had acquired:

Christian Standard Bible
He spent the night there and took part of what he had brought with him as a gift for his brother Esau:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He spent the night there and took part of what he had brought with him as a gift for his brother Esau:

American Standard Version
And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he spent the night there that night and he took a gift from what was in his hand for Esau his brother;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried with him, and sent out to Esau his brother,

Contemporary English Version
After Jacob had spent the night there, he chose some animals as gifts for Esau:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had slept there that night, he set apart, of the things which he had, presents for his brother Esau.

English Revised Version
And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He stayed there that night. Then he prepared a gift for his brother Esau from what he had brought with him:

International Standard Version
Jacob spent the night there. Out of everything that he had brought with him, he chose a gift for his brother Esau—

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

Literal Standard Version
And he lodges there during that night, and takes from that which is coming into his hand, a present for his brother Esau:

Majority Standard Bible
Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

New American Bible
After passing the night there, Jacob selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:

NET Bible
Jacob stayed there that night. Then he sent as a gift to his brother Esau

New Revised Standard Version
So he spent that night there, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau,

New Heart English Bible
So he spent the night there and selected from what he had aquired a present for his brother Esau:

Webster's Bible Translation
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau, his brother;

World English Bible
He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:

Young's Literal Translation
And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

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Context
Jacob's Fear of Esau
12But 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.’ ” 13Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau: 14200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,…

Cross References
Genesis 32:14
200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

Genesis 33:8
"What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?" asked Esau. "To find favor in your sight, my lord," Jacob answered.

Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man--a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.


Treasury of Scripture

And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

which.

1 Samuel 25:8
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.

to his hand.

a present.

Genesis 32:20,21
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is 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…

Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 33:10
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.

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Genesis 32
1. Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.
3. His message to Esau.
6. He is afraid of Esau's coming.
9. He prays for deliverance.
13. He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.
24. He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.
31. He halts.














(13) He lodged there.--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.

Of that which came to his hand.--Heb., of that which came in his hand. 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.

Verse 13. - And he lodged there that same night; and took - not by random, but after careful selection; separavit (Vulgate) - of that which came to his hand - not of those things which were in his hand, ω΅ν ἔφερεν (LXX.), such as he had (Ainsworth), quae in mann erant (Rosenmüller), but of such things as had come into his hand, i.e. as he had acquired (Keil, Alford, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis) - a present (Minchah; used in Genesis 4:3, 4, 5, as a sacrifice to Jehovah, q.v.) for Esau his brother.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[Jacob] spent
וַיָּ֥לֶן (way·yā·len)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

the
הַה֑וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

night
בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

there,
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

and from what he had brought
הַבָּ֧א (hab·bā)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

with him,
בְיָד֛וֹ (ḇə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

he selected
וַיִּקַּ֞ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

a gift
מִנְחָ֖ה (min·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

for his brother
אָחִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Esau:
לְעֵשָׂ֥ו (lə·‘ê·śāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac


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