Genesis 32:16Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove.
גְּמַלִּ֧ים מֵינִיק֛וֹת וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים פָּר֤וֹת אַרְבָּעִים֙ וּפָרִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה אֲתֹנֹ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַעְיָרִ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 32:20And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.
- Matt 10:16Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.
- Prov 2:11Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
- Ps 112 (111):5
- Isa 28:26For he will instruct him in judgment: his God will teach him.
- Gen 33:8And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favour before my lord.
- Gen 33:9But he said: I have plenty, my brother, keep what is thine for thyself.