並且一定要說：「你僕人雅各就在後面。」雅各想先用禮物去化解以掃的怨恨，或許見面時以掃會善待他。

并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我藉着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”

你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”

你们还要说：‘看哪，你仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因雅各说：“我藉着在我前面送去的礼物给他面子，然后再见他的面，或许他会宽容我。”

并且一定要说：“你仆人雅各就在后面。”雅各想先用礼物去化解以扫的怨恨，或许见面时以扫会善待他。

你们还要说：‘你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为他心里想：“我先送礼物去，藉此与他和解，然后再与他见面，或者他会原谅我﹙“他会原谅我”或译：“他会接纳我”﹚。”

并强调说：‘看哪，你的仆人雅各在我们后面。’”因为雅各想：“我先藉着在我前面先送去的礼物与他和解，然后再与他见面，或许他会接纳我。”

並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裏說：「我藉着在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」

你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」

你們還要說：『看哪，你僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因雅各說：「我藉着在我前面送去的禮物給他面子，然後再見他的面，或許他會寬容我。」

你們還要說：‘你的僕人雅各在我們後面。’”因為他心裡想：“我先送禮物去，藉此與他和解，然後再與他見面，或者他會原諒我﹙“他會原諒我”或譯：“他會接納我”﹚。”

你們也要說：「看哪，你僕人雅各還在我們後邊呢。」』因為雅各心裏說：『我用在我前面走的禮物去解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他會讓我的臉抬得起。』

並強調說：『看哪，你的僕人雅各在我們後面。』」因為雅各想：「我先藉著在我前面先送去的禮物與他和解，然後再與他見面，或許他會接納我。」

且曰、爾僕雅各在後、蓋雅各自謂、必以前行之禮物、釋兄之憾、然後覿面、庶幾接我、

必曰、爾僕雅各在後將至。蓋雅各自謂必以前行之禮物、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾接我。

亦當曰、爾僕雅各在我後、蓋雅各自謂我先饋禮物於兄、使兄復和、然後覿面、庶幾恕我、

And be sure to say,‘ Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought,“ I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”

Make sure you say,‘ Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’ ” Jacob was thinking,“ I’ll make peace with him with these gifts I’m sending on ahead. When I see him later, maybe he’ll welcome me.”

and you shall say,‘ Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought,“ I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”

And be sure to say,‘ Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought,“ I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.”

You are also to say,‘ Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought,“ I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”

and you shall say,‘ Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.’ ” For he said,“ I will appease him with the gift that goes ahead of me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”

and also say,‘ Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he said,“ I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”

and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

You are also to say,‘ Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought,“ I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob[ is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

You must also say,‘ In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“ I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”

You shall say,‘ Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said,“ I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”

現在你們要取七頭公牛和七隻公羊，到我僕人約伯那裡，為自己獻上燔祭，因為你們對我的議論不如我僕人約伯說的有理。我僕人約伯會為你們禱告，我會悅納他的禱告，不按你們的愚妄懲罰你們。」於是，提幔人以利法、書亞人比勒達和拿瑪人瑣法遵命而行，耶和華悅納了約伯的禱告。

暗中送的禮物能平息憤怒，塞進懷裡的賄賂止息盛怒。

賠他再多財物，他也不會接受；送他再多禮物，他都不肯甘休。

所以，你們要製作金毒瘡和毀壞田地的老鼠的像，尊崇以色列的上帝，也許祂會放過你們、你們的神明及田地。

要溫柔地規勸那些反對我們的人，也許上帝會賜給他們悔改的心，使他們明白真理，

上帝或許會施憐憫，收回烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

脾氣暴躁，惹起爭端；忍耐克制，平息糾紛。

王的烈怒如死亡使者，然而智者能平息王怒。

他們的父親以色列說：「事到如今，只好這樣了。你們帶一些上好的乳香、蜂蜜、香料、沒藥、榧子和杏仁等土產，去送給那人作禮物吧。

所以，請你趕快想個法子，不然主人和他全家恐怕都會大難臨頭。主人是個兇暴的人，沒有人敢跟他說話。」亞比該連忙用驢馱上二百塊餅、兩皮袋酒、五隻宰好了的羊、三十七升烤麥、一百塊葡萄餅和二百塊無花果餅，又吩咐僕人說：「你們先去吧！我隨後就來。」她沒有把這事告訴丈夫拿八。她騎著驢下山的時候，就看見大衛和他的部下迎面而來。大衛曾說：「我在曠野保護這人的羊群，使牠們不致丟失，真是枉費功夫。他竟以怨報德。如果我讓他家裡一個男子活到明早，願上帝重重地懲罰我！」亞比該看見大衛，連忙下驢俯伏下拜。她俯伏在大衛腳前說：「我主啊，我願意承擔一切的罪過，請聽婢女說。請不要理會拿八那個惡徒，他人如其名，是個名符其實的蠢人。當時婢女沒有見到你派來的使者。我主啊，既然耶和華阻止你親手殺人報仇，我就憑永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓，願你的仇敵和傷害你的人都像拿八一樣沒有好下場。現在，請把婢女帶來的禮物分給你的部下吧。請饒恕婢女的罪過，耶和華必使你的子孫世代做王，因為你是在為耶和華而戰，願你一生沒有過錯。你就是被人追殺，也會在你的上帝耶和華的保護下安然無恙。你敵人的性命卻要像石頭一樣被耶和華用投石器拋出去。如果你現在沒有殺人報仇，傷害無辜，到了耶和華照應許賜福給你、立你做以色列王的時候，你就不會心裡不安了。我主啊，耶和華賜福給你的時候，求你不要忘了婢女。」

臣僕對他說：「我們聽說以色列王很仁慈。現在，我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，向以色列王請降，或許他會饒王一命。」