Genesis 32:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ Then Jacob sent some messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. ⁵ He gave them this command, “Say to my lord Esau, ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban and I remained there until now. ⁶ I have come to own oxen, donkeys, flocks, male and female slaves. I am sending my lord this information to seek his favor.’ ”