Genesis 32:22
in Genesis 32During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
KJV
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
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Commentary
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the ford of the Jabbok
on Genesis 32:22-23
Eleven sons cross the ford of the Jabbok, and the twelfth is not yet born. Benjamin comes at Genesis 35:18, and Jacob sends over the two wives, the two maidservants and all his possessions. The man who gathered them stays on this bank.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he rose up that night,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
took . . . a present for Esau--Jacob combined active exertions with earnest prayer; and this teaches us that we must not depend upon the aid and interposition of God in such a way as to supersede the exercise of prudence and foresight. Superiors are always approached with presents, and the respect expressed is estimated by the quality and amount of the gift.
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A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
To us it is highly instructive; showing that, to encourage us valiantly to meet the trials to which we are subjected, God allows us to ascribe to the efficacy of our faith and prayers, the victories which His grace alone enables us to make.
Passed over the ford Jabbok - This brook or rivulet rises in the mountains of Galaad, and falls into the Jordan at the south extremity of the lake of Gennesaret.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣קָם׀ | vaiyakom | and he rose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | balaylah | in the night | H3915 → | 233 times |
| ה֗וּא | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֞ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֤י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| נָשָׁיו֙ | nashav | wives his | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו | shifchotav | maidservants his | H8198 → | 63 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַחַ֥ד | ʾachad | one [plus] | H259 → | 971 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ר | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| יְלָדָ֑יו | yeladav | sons his | H3206 → | 89 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר | vaiyaavor | and he passed over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַעֲבַ֥ר | maavar | [the] ford of | H4569 → | |
| יַבֹּֽק׃ | yabok | Jabbok | H2999 → |
וַיָּ֣קָם׀and he rose
vaiyakomH6965 →628 times
בַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the night
balaylahH3915 →233 times
ה֗וּאthat
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁתֵּ֤י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
נָשָׁיו֙wives his
nashavH802 →781 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוmaidservants his
shifchotavH8198 →63 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אַחַ֥דone [plus]
ʾachadH259 →971 times
עָשָׂ֖רten
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
יְלָדָ֑יוsons his
yeladavH3206 →89 times
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רand he passed over
vaiyaavorH5674 →556 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
מַעֲבַ֥ר[the] ford of
maavarH4569 →
יַבֹּֽק׃Jabbok
yabokH2999 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- 2 Corinthians 12:14
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save…
- Luke 11:11–13
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
- Isaiah 58:7
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
- Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Galatians 6:10
Through
Deuteronomy 3:16and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the…
it leads to
- Numbers 21:24
And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 21:24
Through
Deuteronomy 2:37But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 3:16
and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the…
- Deuteronomy 2:19
But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the…
- Deuteronomy 3:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.