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Genesis 32:3

EsauIsraelEdomSeir

1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

4 And 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:

5 And 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.

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BSB
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
KJV
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
WEB
Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
ASV
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
DARBY
And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.
BLB
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
ÅB
Og Jakob sendte bud foran seg til sin bror Esau i landet Se'ir, på Edoms mark.
OTB
Jakob sendte budbringere i forveien til sin bror Esau i landet Seir, regionen Edom.
B1930
Og Jakob sendte bud foran sig til sin bror Esau i landet Se'ir, på Edoms mark.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 24:4

    And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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  • Genesis 25:30

    And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

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  • Genesis 14:6

    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

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  • Genesis 33:14

    Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:5

    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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  • Luke 14:31–32

    Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

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  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Genesis 33:16

    So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

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