Genesis 32:23
in Genesis 32He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
KJV
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
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This verse in Genesis 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
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 Rachel dies bearing him. Jacob then sends over the two wives, the two maidservants and all his possessions. Twenty years of gain go to the far bank, and the man who gathered it stays on this one.
This site's exposition
sent them across the stream
The stream is the Jabbok, and its Hebrew name Yabboq sounds like Jacob's name and like the verb for wrestled in the next verse. Deuteronomy 3:16 makes the Jabbok the border of the Ammonites. Its gorge runs west through Gilead to the Jordan.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he took them, and sent them over the brook,.... His wives and children, under the care of some of his servants: and sent over that he had: all that belonged to him, his servants and his cattle or goods.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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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The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם | vaiyikachem | and he took them | H3947 → | 966 times |
| וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם | vaiyaavirem | and he sent over them | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנָּ֑חַל | hanachal | the wadi | H5158 → | 141 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר | vaiyaaver | and he sent over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לוֹ׃ | lov | [belonged] to <the> him |
וַיִּקָּחֵ֔םand he took them
vaiyikachemH3947 →966 times
וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖םand he sent over them
vaiyaaviremH5674 →556 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַנָּ֑חַלthe wadi
hanachalH5158 →141 times
וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖רand he sent over
vaiyaaverH5674 →556 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲשֶׁר־[that] which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לוֹ׃[belonged] to <the> him
lov
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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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); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.