³ Jacob sent messengers^(A) ahead of him to his brother Esau^(B) in the land of Seir,^(C) the country of Edom.^(D)

⁵ Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.^(A)

⁴ and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.^(A) I assigned the hill country of Seir^(B) to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.^(C)