He thought, “If Esau attacks the one camp, then the other camp will be able to escape.”
Jacob was terrified and distressed. So he divided the people, the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels into two camps.
Then Jacob prayed, “God of my grandfather Abraham and God of my father Isaac! Lord, you said to me, ‘Go back to your land and to your relatives, and I will make you prosperous.’
“I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.