Genesis 32:5
“And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants,.... This he would have said, lest he should…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 32:1-32
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 32:3-8
Now that Jacob was re-entering Canaan God, by the vision of angels, reminded him of the friends he had when he left it,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
find grace Cf. Gen 18:3; Gen 33:8; Gen 33:15; Gen 34:11; Gen 47:25. Jacob hopes to be reconciled and desires to…
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