Genesis 33:13-14

Jacob Meets Esau

¹³ But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. ¹⁴ Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord _y in Seir."

Cross References
Genesis 32:3
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Genesis 33:13

Strong's Concordance

Genesis 33:13

And he saidH559 unto him, My lordH113 knowethH3045 that the childrenH3206 are tender,H7390 and the flocksH6629 and herdsH1241 with youngH5763 are with me: and if men should overdriveH1849 them oneH259 day,H3117 all the flockH6629 will dieH4191.

Notes

Genesis 33:13 - 14

But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir. ...

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