Genesis 32:21

Plain English Version

So Jacob sent his work-men to give those animals to his brother Esau. But Jacob stayed in the camp.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

And make sure you say, ‘Jacob is coming to meet you. He respects you.’ ” Jacob thought, “Maybe my brother will stop being angry with me, because I’m sending my work-men to give him presents. They will give him those presents, and then I will go and meet him. Maybe he will be friendly to me.”

Genesis 32:22

That same night, Jacob got his 2 wives, and his 2 working women, and his 11 sons, and all the other men and women in his camp, and all the animals, and everything that he owned, and they left the camp, and they crossed over the Jabbok River. They all crossed over at a place where the river wasn’t deep.

Genesis 33:11

So please take the present that I sent to you. God has given me lots of good things, and I already have everything that I need.” Jacob kept on talking like that, so Esau took those animals as a present from Jacob.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Jacob said, “All right. I can see that you mob have to take Benjamin to Egypt country. But first, I want you to get some of the best things from our country, so that you can take them as presents for that man, the one that is in charge of Egypt. Get some honey, and some nuts. And get some perfume, and some bush medicine called myrrh. Put all those things into your bags, and take them to Egypt, and give them to that man that is in charge.”

1 Samuel 25:19

She said to her workers, “You mob go ahead. I will follow behind you.” She did not say anything to her husband about it.