Genesis 32:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then he said to the servant in charge of the first herd, “When Esau meets you, he will ask whose servant you are. He will want to know where you are going and who owns those animals in front of you.

Cross References

Genesis 32:16

Jacob put servants in charge of each herd and told them, “Go ahead of me and keep a space between each herd.”

Genesis 32:18

So tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, who is coming this way. He is sending them as a gift to his master Esau.’ ”

Genesis 33:3

Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.