Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
Joshua 24:4 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. Common English Bible To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Mount Seir to Esau to take over. But Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And gave him Isaac. And to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. |
Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
These are the descendants of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
so Jacob went down to Egypt. He himself died there as well as our ancestors,
not to engage in battle with them, for I will not give you even so much as a foot's length of their land, since I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.