Genesis 32:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,
Webster's Revision
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 lodged there that night, and took from that which he had with him, a present for Esau, his brother:
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother;
Clarke's Genesis 32:13 Bible Commentary
And took of that which came to his hand - הבא בידו habba beyado, which came under his hand, i.e., what, in the course of God's providence, came under his power.
Wesley's Genesis 32:13 Bible Commentary
32:13 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 hand of Esau - His prayer did not make him presume upon God's mercy, without the use of means.
