So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
- BSB So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.
- NKJV So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
- NASB So the gift passed on ahead of him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
- NLT So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
The gift goes ahead while Jacob stays in the camp that night. He pauses before the decisive encounter that follows.
Overview
Having sent his peace offering ahead, Jacob remains behind for one more night. This quiet moment sets the stage for the pivotal wrestling encounter with God. The pause shows Jacob still anxious, yet about to meet God in a way that will change him forever.
Cross-references & the web
No cross-references recorded for this verse.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
How Genesis 32:21 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.