參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本    

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13. And he lodged there that night. And he took of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

14. Two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

15. Thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.

16. And he delivered into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself. And he said to his servants, “Pass over in front of me and put a space between herd and herd.”

17. And he commanded the foremost, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you saying, ‘To whom do you belong?’ and, ‘Where do you go? And whose are these before you?’

18. Then you shall say, ‘Your servant Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau. And, behold, he also is behind us.’ ”

19. And so he commanded the second and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “In this way you shall speak to Esau when you find him.

20. And also you shall say, ‘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. And the present went over before him. And he himself lodged that night in the camp.

 (A Faithful Version)

13. 當晚，雅各就在雅博渡口留宿。並且在自己的牲畜中，挑選了一些作為給以掃的禮物，當中計有：

14. 二百隻母山羊，二十隻公山羊；另二百隻母綿羊，二十隻公綿羊，

15. 三十隻供奶的駱駝連帶小駱駝；四十頭母牛，十頭公牛；二十頭母驢和十驢駒。

16. 把這每群不同種類的牲畜交與僕人，並吩咐：現在可以把牠帶們帶走，只是每組群之間相隔一定的距離。

17. 他隨即吩咐走在前面的僕人，說：若我哥以掃遇見你們，問你們屬誰的人，要去哪？ 你們這些牲畜屬誰？

18. 你們就回說：是你謙卑的雅各，給我主以掃的禮物。他隨後便到。

19. 他重複地吩咐，走在排第二及第三群組的僕人：遇見以掃的時候，重複這話。

20. 還要加重語調：你謙卑的雅各就在後面。這樣安排，也許他會想：我送他這等厚禮，等到見面時，或會因此原諒並接納我。

21. 於是決定禮物先走。當晚，就在這曾摔跤過的地方留宿。

AI：Distance between Ford Jabbok and Jorden river

The specific location of the  ford of  Jabbok  mentioned in Genesis 32 is  not currently identifiable, so a precise distance cannot be provided. 

However, the river itself (modern  name Zarqa River) flows into the  Jordan River  approximately  24 to 40 kilometers (15 to 25 miles)  north of the Dead Sea.   Biblical scholars generally place the encounter near  Penuel, which is likely located at  Tulul edh-Dhahab, a site situated  just north of the river’s confluence  with the Jordan.

https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jabbok  The Jabbok is the confluent of three wadis: Wadi Amman, which rises near the city of Amman, Wadi Suwayliḥ, and Wadi al-Dhulayl. It flows at first in an easterly direction until the junction of the first two wadis, where it turns to the north. At the source of ʿAyn al-Zarqāʾ, from which the Arabic name of the river, Nahr al-Zarqāʾ, was derived, it becomes a perennial river. After joining Wadi al-Dhulayl it turns west and then southwest, watering the fertile plain of Succoth near the  Jordan. 

山羊和綿羊之間的差別：

https://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/blogs/goats-and-sheep/what-are-the-differences-between-sheep-and-goats  山羊是天生的食草動物,喜歡吃樹葉、灌木和木本植物而不是草。綿羊是草食動物, 大部分時間都吃草和其他牧草。還有其他可以參考網站。

雅各不是單純戇直，是位心思細密的人。這意味有心成大事的人，不一定要奸狡。手段要有，那是辦事為自己安全或改善生活作出，可以不必用陰謀鬼計，害人或陷人於不義這等不該的手段。為自己安全出盡腦汁那是自衛的本能？人有犯錯，或別人犯錯而受影響。犯的是錯，不是犯罪便可。在信仰，人似乎把錯與罪混為一談，視之為同等的解釋，因而產生不是信仰的要求，與世俗標準同流，少了人與人之間真誠的愛。

雅各的安排中反映出的智慧：

1. 羊是當時主要食糧和交易的貨品。他給以掃是母羊多公羊少，綿羊的安排也是。這樣安排有個妙處，生產是母羊，受精是公羊，這母羊多公羊少的安排，那是妙著，可以讓羊群的數量很快補足。

2. 大禮先行，僕人代言，有過冷河的作用，就如雅各的設想：20. 還要加重語調：你謙卑的雅各就在後面。這樣安排，也許他會想：我送他這等厚禮，等到見面時，或會因此原諒並接納我。

3. 牲畜是分批，相隔一段時間。那是營造一個驚喜，不是一個，是接二連三的驚喜。在人的感情上就會因為驚喜減少了怒氣，就更為容易被接納和諒解，有助去化解積怨的心理影響。

耶和華喜歡雅各，這是另一個緣因：有計劃有能力去保護自己，手段不傷或害別人。當然，若人是無力去保護自己，耶和華不會對相信的就手旁觀，自有祂的方法去保安平，前面許多例子可以證明。能力是因人而異，那是環境和個人的努力形成，耶和華不偏心，若你是這樣相信，多多分享。