Genesis 32:20
You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”Genesis 32:20 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — ઉત્પત્તિ ૩૨:૨૦
- તમે એમ પણ કહેજો, ‘તારો દાસ યાકૂબ અમારી પાછળ આવે છે.’ કેમ કે તેણે વિચાર્યું, “જે ભેટો મારી આગળ જાય છે, તેથી હું તેને શાંત કરીશ. જયારે પાછળથી હું તેને મળીશ ત્યારે કદાચ તે મારો સ્વીકાર કરે.”
- हिन्दी — उत्पत्ति ३२:२०
- और यह भी कहना, “तेरा दास याकूब हमारे पीछे-पीछे आ रहा है।” क्योंकि उसने यह सोचा कि यह भेंट जो मेरे आगे-आगे जाती है, इसके द्वारा मैं उसके क्रोध को शान्त करके तब उसका दर्शन करूँगा; हो सकता है वह मुझसे प्रसन्न हो जाए।
In context
18Then you shall say, ‘They are your servant, Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.’”
19He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.
20You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
21So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
22He 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.
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