He commanded the first servant, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and whose animals are these ahead of you?’
He placed servants in charge of each herd. Then he said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, and keep a distance between the herds.”
then say, ‘Sir, they belong to your servant Jacob. This is a gift sent to you. Jacob is right behind us.’ ”
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.