Genesis 32:21

New Century Version

So Jacob sent the gifts to Esau, but he himself stayed that night in the camp.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

Say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” Jacob thought, “If I send these gifts ahead of me, maybe Esau will forgive me. Then when I see him, perhaps he will accept me.”

Genesis 32:22

During the night Jacob rose and crossed the Jabbok River at the crossing, taking with him his two wives, his two slave girls, and his eleven sons.

Genesis 33:11

So I beg you to accept the gift I give you. God has been very good to me, and I have more than I need.” And because Jacob begged, Esau accepted the gift.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Jacob said to them, “If it has to be that way, then do this: Take some of the best foods in our land in your packs. Give them to the man as a gift: some balm, some honey, spices, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Proverbs 17:8

Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask. They think it will work every time.

Joshua 8:9

Then Joshua sent them to wait in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua stayed the night with his people.

1 Samuel 25:19

Then she told her servants, “Go on. I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell her husband.