Chuàngshìjì 32:13

13 Dàng yè , Yǎgè zaì nàli zhù sù , jiù cóng tā suǒyǒude wù zhōng ná lǐwù yào sòng gĕi tā gēge Yǐsǎo .

Chuàngshìjì 32:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:13

And he lodged there that same night
At Mahanaim, or some place near it: and took of that which came to his hand;
not what came next to hand, for what he did was with great deliberation, judgment, and prudence; wherefore the phrase signifies what he was possessed of, or was in his power, as Jarchi rightly interprets it: a present for Esau his brother:
in order to pacify him, gain his good will, and avert his wrath and displeasure, see ( Proverbs 18:16 ) ; though Jacob had prayed to God, committed himself and family to him, and left all with him, yet he thought it proper to make use of all prudential means and methods for his safety: God frequently works in and by means made use of: the account of the present follows.

Chuàngshìjì 32:13 In-Context

11 Qiú nǐ jiù wǒ tuōlí wǒ gēge Yǐsǎo de shǒu . yīnwei wǒ pà tā lái shā wǒ , lián qīzi daì érnǚ yītóng shā le .

12 Nǐ céng shuō , wǒ bìdéng hòu daì nǐ , shǐ nǐde hòuyì rútóng hǎi biān de shà , duō dé bùkĕ shèng shù .

13 Dàng yè , Yǎgè zaì nàli zhù sù , jiù cóng tā suǒyǒude wù zhōng ná lǐwù yào sòng gĕi tā gēge Yǐsǎo .

14 Mǔ shānyáng èr bǎi zhǐ , gōng shānyáng èr shí zhǐ , mǔ miányáng èr bǎi zhǐ , gōng miányáng èr shí zhǐ ,

15 Nǎi zǎi zǐ de luòtuo sān shí zhǐ gè daì zhe zǎi zǐ , mǔ niú sì shí zhǐ , gōngniú shí zhǐ , mǔ lü èr shí pǐ , lü jū shí pǐ .