Genesis 32:14

Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hundred	מָאתַ֔יִם ma.Ta.yim	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine dual absolute
goats	עִזִּ֣ים 'i.Zim	H5795	a she-goat (as strong) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֑ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
goats	וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים u.te.ya.Shim	H8495	a buck or he-goat (as given to butting) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
hundred	מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine dual absolute
ewes	רְחֵלִ֥ים re.che.Lim	H7353	a ewe (the females being the predominant element of a f… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִֽים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
rams	וְאֵילִ֥ים ve.'ei.Lim	H352	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swa…
Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a ver…
Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousa…
Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Genesis 31:16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
1 Samuel 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand g…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:13-23

Jacob, having piously made God his friend by a prayer, is here prudently endeavouring to make Esau his friend by a present. He had prayed to God to deliver him from the had of Esau, for he feared him; but neither did his fear sink into such a despair as dispirits for the use of means, nor did his prayer make him presume upon God's mercy, without the use of means. Note, When we have prayed to God for any mercy, we must second our prayers with our endeavours; else, instead of trusting god, we tempt him; we must so depend upon God's providence as to make use of our own prudence. "Help thyself, and God will help thee;" God answers our prayers by teaching us to order our affairs with discretion.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:13

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 head of cattle, of different kinds, such as would be most prized by Esau. It was a most magnificent present, skilfully arranged and proportioned. The milch camels alone were of immense value; for the she camels form the principal part of Arab wealth; their milk is a chief article of di…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:14

Two hundred she-goats, etc. - This was a princely present, and such as was sufficient to have compensated Esau for any kind of temporal loss he might have sustained in being deprived of his birthright and blessing. The thirty milch camels were particularly valuable, for milch camels among the Arabs constitute a principal part of their riches, the creature being every way so serviceable that the providence of God appears peculiarly kind and wise in providing such a beast for those countries where no other animal could be of equal service. "The she-camel gives milk continually, not ceasing till great with young; the milk of which," as Pliny has remarked, "when mixed with three parts of water,…

Dictionary and topics

Butter — (Heb. hemah), curdled milk (Gen. 18:8; Judg. 5:25; 2 Sam. 17:29), or butter in the form of the skim of hot milk or cream, called by the Arabs kaimak, a semi-fluid (Job 20:17; 29:6; Deut. 32:14). The…
Cattle — Abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deut. 8:13; 12:21; 1 Sam. 11:5; 12:3; Ps. 144:14; Jer. 3:24). They may be classified as,…
Gift — (1.) An gratuity (Prov. 19:6) to secure favour (18:16; 21:14), a thank-offering (Num. 18:11), or a dowry (Gen. 34:12). (2.) An oblation or proppitatory gift (2Sa 8:2, 6; 1Ch 18:2, 6; 2Ch 26:8; Ps.…
Goat — (1.) Heb. ‘ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 4:23; Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20). Hence it may be regarded…
Goat, The · Jews had large flocks of — Jews had large flocks of
Presents · Things given as: Cattle — Things given as: Cattle
Prudence · .Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau — .Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 32:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:13-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:14

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 32:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:13-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 32:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 32:14

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Genesis 32:14

John Calvin on Genesis 32:14-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 32:14-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 32:13-21