Genesis 32:13 - Exposition

And he lodged there that same night; and took —not by random, but after careful selection; separavit (Vulgate)— of that which came to his hand —not of those things which were in his hand, ω}n e!feren ( LXX .), such as he had (Ainsworth), quae in mann erant (Rosenmüller), but of such things as had come into his hand, i . e . as he had acquired (Keil, Alford, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis)— a present (Minchah; used in Genesis 4:3 , Genesis 4:4 , Genesis 4:5 , as a sacrifice to Jehovah, q.v.) for Esau his brother.