Chuàngshìjì 32:6

6 Suǒ dǎfa de rén huí dào Yǎgè nàli , shuō , wǒmen dào le nǐ gēge Yǐsǎo nàli , tā daì zhe sì bǎi rén , zhèng yíng zhe nǐ lái .

Chuàngshìjì 32:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:6

And the messengers returned to Jacob
After they had delivered their message, with the answer they brought back: saying, we came to thy brother Esau;
which, though not expressed, is implied in these words, and is still more manifest by what follows: and also he cometh to meet thee;
and pay a friendly visit, as they supposed: and four hundred men with him;
partly to show his grandeur, and partly out of respect to Jacob, and to do honour to him; though some think this was done with an ill design upon him, and which indeed seems probable; and it is certain Jacob so understood it, as is evident by the distress it gave him, and by the methods he took for his safety, and by the gracious appearance of God unto him, and the strength he gave him on this occasion, not only to pray to and wrestle with him, but to prevail both with God and men, as the following account shows. The Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem call these four hundred men leaders or generals of armies, which is not probable; they were most likely Esau's subjects, his tenants and servants.

Chuàngshìjì 32:6 In-Context

4 Fēnfu tāmen shuō , nǐmen duì wǒ zhǔ Yǐsǎo shuō , nǐde púrén Yǎgè zhèyàng shuō , wǒ zaì Lābān nàli jìjū , zhídào rújīn .

5 Wǒ yǒu niú , lü , yáng qún , pú bì , xiànzaì dǎfa rén lái bàogào wǒ zhǔ , wèi yào zaì nǐ yǎnqián mĕng ēn .

6 Suǒ dǎfa de rén huí dào Yǎgè nàli , shuō , wǒmen dào le nǐ gēge Yǐsǎo nàli , tā daì zhe sì bǎi rén , zhèng yíng zhe nǐ lái .

7 Yǎgè jiù shèn jùpà , érqiĕ chóu fán , biàn bǎ nà yǔ tā tóng zaì de rénkǒu hé yáng qún , niú qún , luòtuo fèn zuò liǎng duì ,

8 Shuō , Yǐsǎo ruò lái jī shā zhè yī duì , shèngxia de nà yī duì hái kĕyǐ taóbì .