Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.
He said this about Judah: Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people. He fights for his cause with his own hands, but may you be a help against his foes.
Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.