Genesis 32:14

14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred female sheep and twenty male sheep,

Genesis 32:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:14

Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes,
and twenty rams.
] And it seems this proportion of one he goat to ten she goats, and of one ram to ten ewes, is a proper one, and what has been so judged in other times and countries ^F24.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Varro de rustica, l. 2. c. 3. apud Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 43. col. 439. &c. 53. col. 648.

Genesis 32:14 In-Context

12 You said to me, 'I will treat you well and will make your children as many as the sand of the seashore. There will be too many to count.'"

13 Jacob stayed there for the night and prepared a gift for Esau from what he had with him:

14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred female sheep and twenty male sheep,

15 thirty female camels and their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.

16 Jacob gave each separate flock of animals to one of his servants and said to them, "Go ahead of me and keep some space between each herd."