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Then Jacob ^(C1)sent messengers ahead of himself to his brother Esau in the land of ^(C2)Seir, the ^(F1)country of ^(C3)Edom.

He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall say to my lord Esau: 'Your servant Jacob says the following: "I have resided with Laban, and ^(C1)stayed until now;

and ^(C1)I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent messengers to tell my lord, ^(C2)so that I may find favor in your sight."'"

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and furthermore ^(C1)he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him."

Then Jacob was ^(C1)greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

for he said, "If Esau comes to the one company and ^(F1)attacks it, then the company which is left will escape."

Then Jacob said, "^(C1)God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, LORD, who said to me, '^(C2)Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will ^(F1)make you prosper,'