Genesis 32:13

But thou saidst, I will do thee good, and will make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be numbered for multitude.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

In Context

12Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him, lest haply he should come and smite me, and the mother upon the children.

14And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried with him, and sent out to Esau his brother,

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Cross References

Genesis 15:5And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, + 15:5 Rom. 4. 18. Thus shall thy seed be.

Genesis 22:17+ 22:17 Heb. 6. 14. surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 33:10And Jacob said, If I have found grace in thy sight, receive the gifts through my hands; therefore have I seen thy face, as if any one should see the face of God, and thou shalt be well-pleased with me.

Genesis 43:11And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.

1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give, we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.

Nehemiah 4:13So I set men in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:10-13

Jacob's Prayer. ( b. c. 1739.) 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come… Read the whole commentary →

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