Genesis 32:17

New Living Translation

He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?’

Cross References

Genesis 32:16

He divided these animals into herds and assigned each to different servants. Then he told his servants, “Go ahead of me with the animals, but keep some distance between the herds.”

Genesis 32:18

You must reply, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, he is coming right behind us.’”

Genesis 33:3

Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.