Genesis 32:23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.

English Standard Version
He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had.

New American Standard Bible
He took them and sent them across the stream. And he sent across whatever he had.

King James Bible
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

International Standard Version
He took them across the river, along with all his possessions.

American Standard Version
And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when all things were brought over that belonged to him,

Darby Bible Translation
and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.

Young's Literal Translation
and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.

Cross References

Genesis 32:22
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.

Genesis 32:24
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

32:9-23 Times of fear should be times of prayer: whatever causes fear, should drive us to our knees, to our God. Jacob had lately seen his guards of angels, but in this distress he applied to God, not to them; he knew they were his fellow-servants, Re 22:9. There cannot be a better pattern for true prayer than this. Here is a thankful acknowledgement of former undeserved favours; a humble confession of unworthiness; a plain statement of his fears and distress; a full reference of the whole affair to the Lord, and resting all his hopes on him. The best we can say to God in prayer, is what he has said to us. Thus he made the name of the Lord his strong tower, and could not but be safe. Jacob's fear did not make him sink into despair, nor did his prayer make him presume upon God's mercy, without the use of means. God answers prayers by teaching us to order our affairs aright. To pacify Esau, Jacob sent him a present. We must not despair of reconciling ourselves to those most angry against us.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

22. ford Jabbok—now the Zerka—a stream that rises among the mountains of Gilead, and running from east to west, enters the Jordan, about forty miles south of the Sea of Tiberias. At the ford it is ten yards wide. It is sometimes forded with difficulty; but in summer it is very shallow.

he rose up and took—Unable to sleep, Jacob waded the ford in the night time by himself; and having ascertained its safety, he returned to the north bank and sent over his family and attendants, remaining behind, to seek anew, in silent prayer, the divine blessing on the means he had set in motion.