So please take the present that I sent to you. God has given me lots of good things, and I already have everything that I need.” Jacob kept on talking like that, so Esau took those animals as a present from Jacob.
But Jacob said to Esau, “Sir, as you can see, my kids are young, and they can’t walk very fast. And some of my animals have baby animals with them, and I have to look after those animals. If I make them walk fast, they will die after one day.