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Genesis 32:3 KJV
Genesis · chapter 32 · verse 3
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.Genesis 32:3 · King James Version
Genesis 32:3 in context
1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- countrysâdeha fieldH7704 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- sentshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
- EsauʻÊsâvEsav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityH6215 →
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Now that Jacob was re-entering Canaan God, by the vision of angels, reminded him of the friends he had when he left it, and thence he takes occasion to remind himself of the enemies he had, particularly Esau.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-8