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Genesis 32:21
So the present passed over before him, and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
Genesis 32:21 · New Heart English Bible
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Genesis 32:21 in other translations
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.
So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
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In context
18 Then you shall say, 'They are your servant, Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.'"
19 He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, "This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.
20 You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."
21 So the present passed over before him, and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
22 He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
23 He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
24 Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
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