14 Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, at the pace of the cattle that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at (A)Seir.”

15 Then Esau said, “Please let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “[a]What need is there? (B)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:15 Lit Why this?

14 So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds(A) before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.(B)

15 Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.”

“But why do that?” Jacob asked. “Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”(C)

16 So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.(D)

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