Genesis Chapter 32 verse 23 Holy Bible
And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
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He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.
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and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.
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And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
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And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that which he had.
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He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
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and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) The brook.--Really, the ravine or valley; Arab., wady. Jacob, whose administrative powers were of a very high character, sees his wives, children, and cattle not only through the ford, but across the valley on to the high ground beyond. Staying himself to the very last, he is left alone on the south side of the torrent, but still in the ravine, across which the rest had taken their way. The definite proof that Jacob remained on the south side lies in the fact that Peniel belonged to the tribe of Gad; but, besides this, there could be no reason why he should recross the rapid river when once he had gone through it, and probably the idea has risen from taking the word brook in Genesis 32:23 in too narrow a sense. Really it is the word translated valley in Genesis 26:17, but is used only of such valleys or ravines as have been formed by the action of a mountain torrent. When Jacob had seen his wives and herds safe on the top of the southern ridge, the deep valley would be the very place for this solitary struggle. This ravine, we are told, has a width of from four to six miles.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם (way·yiq·qā·ḥêm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3947: To takethem and sent them acrossוַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם (way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rêm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass onthe stream,הַנָּ֑חַל (han·nā·ḥal)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaftalong with all his possessions.אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatJump to PreviousBrook Causeth Likewise Possessions River Stream Whatever