2 When he saw them, Jacob said, 'This is God's host.' He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
4 He commanded them, saying, 'This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, men-servants, and maid-servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.''
6 The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, 'We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him.'
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