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17 And he told the first one, ‘When my brother Esau meets you and asks, “Who do you belong to? Where are you going? And whose animals are these ahead of you? ” 18 then tell him, “They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau. And look, he is behind us.” ’

19 He also told the second one, the third, and everyone who was walking behind the animals, ‘Say the same thing to Esau when you find him.

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17 He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’ 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.’”

19 He also instructed the second, the third and all the others who followed the herds: “You are to say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.

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