¹⁸ then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant^(A) Jacob. They are a gift^(B) sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’”

⁴ He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord^(A) Esau: ‘Your servant^(B) Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban^(C) and have remained there till now. ⁵ I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants.^(D) Now I am sending this message to my lord,^(E) that I may find favor in your eyes.^(F)’”