Genesis 32:4 meaning and explanation
He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
Genesis 32:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob is returning home after twenty years with Laban, and he sends messengers ahead to Esau, the brother he once cheated out of blessing and birthright. His instructions are carefully humble: Esau is called "my master" and Jacob "your servant," language that reverses their old rivalry and lowers Jacob before the brother who once wanted him dead.
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