Genesis 32:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ Then Jacob ^(A)sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of ^(B)Seir, the ^[a]country of ^(C)Edom. ⁴ He also commanded them saying, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, “I have sojourned with Laban, and ^(D)stayed until now; ^5 (E)I have oxen and donkeys and flocks and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, ^(F)that I may find favor in your sight.”’”