“Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.”
Then you are to say: they belong to your servant Jacob; they are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us. The message — a gift to my lord Esau — publicly declares Jacob's humble intent before the encounter. The application: the gift is preceded by the message that explains it. The person receiving the gift should know what it means before they receive it.
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