⁴¹ Esau held a grudge^(A) against Jacob^(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning^(C) for my father are near; then I will kill^(D) my brother Jacob.”^(E)

⁴² When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau^(F) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.^(G)

⁷ In great fear^(A) and distress^(B) Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups,^[a](C) and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

¹¹ Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid^(A) he will come and attack me,^(B) and also the mothers with their children.^(C)