And he also commanded the second one, the third one, and all those who were going behind the flocks, saying, “Say the same exact thing to Esau when you find him.
Genesis 32:21 - Tree of Life Version Then you are to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is also behind us.’” For he thought, “Let me appease him with the offering that goes ahead of me, and afterward see his face, perhaps he’ll lift up my face.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the present went on before him, and he himself lodged that night in the camp. American Standard Version (1901) So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company. Common English Bible So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him, but he spent that night in the camp. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the gifts went before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So the presents went before him; but himself lodged that night in the camp. |
And he also commanded the second one, the third one, and all those who were going behind the flocks, saying, “Say the same exact thing to Esau when you find him.
So the offering passed over ahead of him, while he spent that night in the camp.
Please, take my blessing that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me, and because I have everything.” So he kept urging him until he accepted.
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and bring an offering down to the man—a little balsam and a little honey, gum and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner. Wherever he turns, he succeeds.
So Joshua sent them off, and they went to the ambush site, taking position between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
Then she said to her young men, “Go on ahead of me—see, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.