18. So tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, who is coming this way. He is sending them as a gift to his master Esau.’ ”
19. Jacob also told the men in charge of the second and third herds and those who followed to say the same thing when they met Esau.
20. And Jacob told them to be sure to say that he was just behind them. Jacob hoped the gifts would make Esau friendly, so Esau would be glad to see him when they met.
21. Jacob's men took the gifts on ahead of him, but he spent the night in camp.