Genesis 32:13

32:13 Jacob 1  stayed there that night. Then he sent 2  as a gift 3  to his brother Esau

Genesis 32:18

32:18 then you must say, 4  ‘They belong 5  to your servant Jacob. 6  They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. 7  In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’” 8 

1 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “and he took from that which was going into his hand,” meaning that he took some of what belonged to him.

3 sn The Hebrew noun translated gift can in some contexts refer to the tribute paid by a subject to his lord. Such a nuance is possible here, because Jacob refers to Esau as his lord and to himself as Esau’s servant (v. 4).

4 tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive; it has the nuance of an imperfect of instruction.

5 tn The words “they belong” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

6 tn Heb “to your servant, to Jacob.”

7 tn Heb “to my lord, to Esau.”

8 tn Heb “and look, also he [is] behind us.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.