Genesis 32:13

Context

32:13 Jacob¹ stayed there that night. Then he sent² as a gift³ to his brother Esau

Genesis 32:21

Context
32:21 So the gifts were sent on ahead of him⁴ while he spent that night in the camp.⁵

[32:13] ¹tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:13] ²tn Heb “and he took from that which was going into his hand,” meaning that he took some of what belonged to him.

[32:13] ³sn The Hebrew noun translated gift can in some contexts refer to the tribute paid by a subject to his lord. Such a nuance is possible here, because Jacob refers to Esau as his lord and to himself as Esau’s servant (v. 4).

[32:21] ⁴tn Heb “and the gift passed over upon his face.”

[32:21] ⁵tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial/temporal.