Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

雅各打发人先往西珥地去，就是以东地，见他哥哥以扫，

雅各派使者在他前面到西珥地，就是以东地他哥哥以扫那里。

雅各派使者在他前面到西珥地，就是以东地他哥哥以扫那里。

雅各先派人到西珥，就是以东，去见他哥哥以扫，

雅各先派使者到西珥地，就是以东的地区，他的哥哥以扫那里去，

雅各派使者们在他之前，到以东境内的西珥地，去他哥哥以扫那里。

雅各打發人先往西珥地去，就是以東地，見他哥哥以掃，

雅各派使者在他前面到西珥地，就是以東地他哥哥以掃那裏。

雅各派使者在他前面到西珥地，就是以東地他哥哥以掃那裏。

雅各先派人到西珥，就是以東，去見他哥哥以掃，

雅各先派使者到西珥地，就是以東的地區，他的哥哥以掃那裡去，

雅各打發使者在他前面、往西珥地，以東鄉間，去見他哥哥以掃。

雅各派使者們在他之前，到以東境內的西珥地，去他哥哥以掃那裡。

雅各遣人、先往西珥地以東田、見兄以掃、

遂遣人先往西耳地以東田、見兄以掃、

雅各遂遣人先往西珥地以東田、見兄以掃、

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau. Esau lived in the land of Seir. It was also called the country of Edom.

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

Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom.

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.

Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of himself to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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

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

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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

Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

So Esau said to Jacob,“ Feed me some of the red stuff– yes, this red stuff– because I’m starving!”( That is why he was also called Edom.)

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.

Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brotherbecause they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.So Esau( also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir.This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

This is exactly what he did for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when he destroyed the Horites before them so that they could dispossess them and settle in their area to this very day.

So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“ The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, she quickly summoned her younger son Jacob and told him,“ Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.

“ I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the LORD who rules over all.

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.