Genesis 32:17

New International Version

He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’

Cross References

Genesis 32:16

He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.”

Genesis 32:18

then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’ ”

Genesis 33:3

He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.