And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:
WEB
Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:
YLT
And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:
DBT
And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother —
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)