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

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

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

Esau said to Jacob,“ I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!”( This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means“ red.”)

To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land.

Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.”

and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El paran at the edge of the wilderness.

Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle— all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan— and moved away from his brother, Jacob.There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired.So Esau( also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.This is the account of Esau’s descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.

He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.

He had done the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, for he destroyed the Horites so they could settle there in their place. The descendants of Esau live there to this day.

So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day.

From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme:“ I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him,“ Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

“ Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“ Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.