And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
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Gill's Exposition
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants,.... To present them to Esau as from him:
every drove by themselves; there seems to have been three droves, see Gen 32:19; very probably the two…
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka. 29.…
Jacob, having piously made God his friend by a prayer, is here prudently endeavouring to make Esau his friend by a present. He had prayed to God to deliver him from the had of Esau, for he feared him;…
Jacob's Present to Esau
13. a present Heb. minḥah. Cf. Gen 43:11; Gen 43:15. See note on Gen 4:3. Jacob hopes that a substantial present will turn away the resentment of his brother. Pro 18:16, "a…
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