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 32:22 in other translations
| BSB | During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. |
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| WEB | He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok. |
| ASV | And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok. |
| YLT | And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbok; |
| DARBY | And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok; |
| BBE | And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok. |
| Webster | And he arose that night, and took his two wives, and his two women-servants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. |
What does Genesis 32:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:13-23
13-23. took ... a present for Esau--Jacob combined active exertions with earnest prayer; and this teaches us that we must not depend upon the aid and interposition of God in such a way as to supersede the exercise of prudence and foresight. Superiors are always approached with presents, and the respect expressed is estimated by the quality and amount of the gift. The present of Jacob consisted of five hundred fifty…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 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…
Genesis 32:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 32:22
- Deuteronomy 3:16
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- Deuteronomy 2:37
Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.
- Joshua 12:2
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- 1 Timothy 5:8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
- Genesis 35:22-26
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: …
- Genesis 35:18
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
- Genesis 29:21-30:24
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:21-35; 30:1-24; 35:18,22-26; 1Ti 5:8
the ford Jabbok.Or, "the ford of Jabbok," a stream which takes its rise in the mountains of Gilead, and falls into the Jordan to the south of the lake of Gennesareth. It is now called the Zerka.
De 2:37; 3:16; Jos 12:2
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Context
- Genesis 32:21
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
- 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 32:23
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
Genesis 32:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y levantóse aquella noche, y tomó sus dos mujeres, y sus dos siervas, y sus once hijos, y pasó el vado de Jaboc. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le présent passa devant lui; mais, pour lui, il passa cette nuit-là dans le camp. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er stand in jener Nacht auf und nahm seine zwei Weiber und seine zwei Mägde und seine elf Söhne und zog über die Furt des Jabbok; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque mature surrexisset, tulit duas uxores suas, et totidem famulas cum undecim filiis, et transivit vadum Jaboc. |