Genesis 32:3-8

New Catholic Bible

³ When Jacob saw them he said, “This is the encampment of God,” and he called the place Mahanaim. ⁴ Then Jacob sent some messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. ⁵ He gave them this command, “Say to my lord Esau, ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban and I remained there until now. ⁶ I have come to own oxen, donkeys, flocks, male and female slaves. I am sending my lord this information to seek his favor.’ ”

⁷ The messengers returned to Jacob saying, “We went to your brother Esau. Now he is coming to meet you and he has four hundred men with him.” ⁸ Jacob was terribly afraid and filled with anxiety. He divided the men of his camp into two groups along with the flocks, the herds, and the camels.