Genesis 32:16-18

Lexham English Bible

¹⁶ And he put them under the hand of his servants, herd by herd,^[a] and said to his servants, “Cross on ahead before me, and put some distance between herds.^{[b] 17} And he instructed the foremost, saying, “When Esau my brother comes upon you and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you and where are you going? To whom do these animals belong ahead of you?’ ¹⁸ Then you must say, ‘To your servant, to Jacob. It is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. Now behold, he is also coming after us.’”