Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
Parallel translations
- WEB thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
- BSB 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.
- NKJV thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
- NASB thirty milking camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.
- NLT 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.
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Jacob adds camels, cattle, and donkeys to the lavish gift for Esau. The growing list underscores the scale of his offering.
Overview
The continued enumeration of livestock shows Jacob holding nothing back in his bid for peace. Such a gift represented enormous value and signaled deep humility and goodwill. Jacob's willingness to part with great wealth to be reconciled reflects how earnestly he sought his brother's favor.
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