Genesis 33:12-20 (New International Version)
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Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way; I'll accompany you."
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But Jacob said to him, "My lord1 knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young.2 If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.
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So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the droves3 before me and that of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.4"
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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."5
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So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.6
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Jacob, however, went to Succoth,7 where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Succoth.a
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After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,b8 he arrived safely at thec city of Shechem9 in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.
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For a hundred pieces of silver,d he bought from the sons of Hamor,10 the father of Shechem,11 the plot of ground12 where he pitched his tent.13
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There he set up an altar14 and called it El Elohe Israel.e
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