Genesis 32:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob's men took the gifts on ahead of him, but he spent the night in camp.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

And Jacob told them to be sure to say that he was just behind them. Jacob hoped the gifts would make Esau friendly, so Esau would be glad to see him when they met.

Genesis 32:22

Jacob got up in the middle of the night and took his wives, his eleven children, and everything he owned across to the other side of the River Jabbok for safety.

Genesis 33:11

Please accept these gifts I brought to you. God has been good to me, and I have everything I need.” Jacob kept insisting until Esau accepted the gifts.

Genesis 43:11

Their father said: If Benjamin must go with you, take the governor a gift of some of the best things from our own country, such as perfume, honey, spices, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe works miracles like a magic charm that brings good luck.

Joshua 8:9

now go! The thirty thousand soldiers went to a place on the west side of Ai, between Ai and Bethel, where they could hide and wait to attack. That night, Joshua stayed in camp with the rest of the army.

1 Samuel 25:19

and told her servants, “Take this on ahead, and I'll catch up with you.” She didn't tell her husband Nabal what she was doing.