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Genesis 32:4
New English Translation
Genesis 32:4
New English Translation
4 He commanded them, “This is what you must say to my lord Esau: ‘This is what your servant[a] Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now.[b]
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- Genesis 32:4 sn Your servant. The narrative recounts Jacob’s groveling in fear before Esau as he calls his brother his “lord,” as if to minimize what had been done twenty years ago.
- Genesis 32:4 tn Heb “Laban and have lingered until now.”
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