King James Version
Genesis 32:13 in the King James Version says “And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;”
Genesis 32:13 · KJV
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. with: Heb. upon
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he lodged”
H3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
“there that same night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“to his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“a present”
H4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
“his brother”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
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