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Genesis 32:14-22

14twohundred she-goats,andtwenty he-goats;twohundred ewes,andtwenty rams;

15thirty milch camelswiththeir colts; forty kine,andten bulls;twentyH6242she-asses,andten young asses.

16Andhedelivered [them] intothehandofhisservants, every drovebyitself;andhesaidtohisservants, Goonbeforeme,andputaspace between droveanddrove.

17Andhecommandedtheforemost,sayingH559,WhenEsaumybrother meets thee,andasksthee,sayingH559,Whoseart thou,andwheregoest thou,andwhosearethesebeforethee?

18—thenthou shaltsayH559, Thy servant Jacob's:itisagiftsenttomylord,toEsauH6215.Andbehold,healsoisbehindus.

19Andsocommandedhethesecond,andthethird,andallthatfollowedthedroves,sayingH559,AccordingtothiswordshallyespeaktoEsauH6215whenye findhim.

20And,moreover, yeshallsayH559, Behold, thy servantJacobisbehindus.ForhesaidH559,IwillpropitiatehimwiththegiftthatgoesH1980beforeme,andafterwardsIwillseehisface: perhapshewillacceptme.

21AndthegiftH4503wentH1980overbeforehim;andhehimselflodgedthatnightinthecamp.

22AndheroseupthatnightH3915,andtookhistwo wives,andhistwo maidservants,andhiseleven sons,andpassedH5674overthefordoftheJabbok;

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