Ya`akov sent messengers in front of him to Esav, his brother, to the land of Se`ir, the field of Edom.
Genesis 33:14 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Se`ir.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let my lord, I pray you, pass over before his servant; and I will lead on slowly, governed by [consideration for] the livestock that set the pace before me and the endurance of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir. American Standard Version (1901) Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. Common English Bible My master, go on ahead of your servant, but I’ve got to take it easy, going only as fast as the animals in front of me and the children are able to go, until I meet you in Seir.” Catholic Public Domain Version May it please my lord to go before his servant. And I will follow gradually in his steps, as much as I see my little ones to be able, until I arrive to my lord in Seir." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version May it please my lord to go before his servant: and I will follow softly after him, as I shall see my children to be able, until I come to my lord in Seir. |
Ya`akov sent messengers in front of him to Esav, his brother, to the land of Se`ir, the field of Edom.
He commanded them, saying, *This is what you shall tell my lord, Esav: 'This is what your servant, Ya`akov, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Lavan, and stayed until now.
Ya`akov said to him, *My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
Now, behold, the children of `Ammon and Mo'av and Mount Se`ir, whom you would not let Yisra'el invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn't destroy them;
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Mo'av and Se`ir say, Behold, the house of Yehudah is like all the nations;
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Sea of Suf, as the LORD spoke to me; and we compassed Mount Se`ir many days.
LORD, when you went forth out of Se`ir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.