Genesis 32
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Genesis 32:14-22

14200H3967 female goatsH5795, 20H6242 male goatsH8495, 200H3967 ewesH7353, 20H6242 ramsH352, 1530H7970 milkH3243 camelsH1581 with their youngH1121, 40H705 cowsH6510, 10H6235 bullsH6499, 20H6242 female donkeysH860, and 10H6235 male donkeysH5895. 16He entrusted them toH5414H3027 his servantsH5650 in separateH905 herdsH5739 and toldH559H413 themH5650, “Go onH5674 ahead of meH6440, and keepH7760 some distanceH7305 betweenH996 the herdsH5739H996.”

17He instructedH6680 the one in the leadH7223H559, “WhenH3588 my brotherH251 EsauH6215 meetsH6298 you and asksH7592H559, ‘To whomH4310 do you belongH859, whereH575 are you goingH1980, and whoseH4310 animals are theseH428 before youH6440?’ 18then you are to sayH559, ‘They belong to your servantH5650 JacobH3290. TheyH1931 are a giftH4503, sentH7971 to my lordH113 EsauH6215. And beholdH2009H1571, Jacob is behind usH310.’”

19He alsoH1571 instructedH6680 the secondH8145, the thirdH7992H1571, andH1571 all thoseH3605 followingH1980 behindH310 the herdsH5739H559: “When you meetH4672 EsauH6215, you are to sayH1696 the sameH2088 thingH1697 toH413 himH853. 20You are alsoH1571 to sayH559, ‘LookH2009, your servantH5650 JacobH3290 is right behind usH310.’” ForH3588 he thoughtH559, “I will appeaseH3722 Esau1 with the giftH4503 that is goingH1980 before meH6440. AfterH310 thatH3651 I can faceH7200 himH6440, and perhapsH194 he will acceptH5375 meH6440.2”

21So Jacob’s giftsH4503 wentH5674 on beforeH5921 himH6440, while heH1931 spentH3885 theH1931 nightH3915 in the campH4264.

22During the nightH3915H1931 Jacob got upH6965 and tookH3947 his twoH8147 wivesH802, his twoH8147 maidservantsH8198, and his elevenH259H6240 sonsH3206, and crossedH5674 the fordH4569 of the JabbokH2999.

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  1. 1. Genesis 32:20 Or I will appease his face ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 32:20 Literally perhaps he will lift up my face ↩

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