Genesis 33:13 meaning and explanation
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
Genesis 33:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob is speaking to Esau, his estranged brother, whom he has just met after twenty years and who has offered to travel ahead of him with four hundred men. Jacob declines the escort, citing the frailty of the children and the nursing flocks and herds.
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