Génesis 32:4

4 Y les dijo: «Den este mensaje a mi señor Esaú: “Humildes saludos de tu siervo Jacob. Hasta el momento, estuve viviendo con el tío Labán,

Génesis 32:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:4

And he commanded them
Being his servants: saying, thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau;
being not only a lord of a country, but his eldest brother, and whom he chose to bespeak in this manner, to soften his mind, and incline it to him; and that he might see he did not pique himself upon the birthright and blessing he had obtained; and as if these were forgotten by him, though hereby he does not give up his right in them: thy servant Jacob saith thus,
expressing great humility and modesty; for though his father Isaac by his blessing had made him lord over Esau, the time was not come for this to take place, his father not being yet dead; and besides, was to have its accomplishment not in his own person, but in his posterity: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now;
had been a sojourner and a servant in Laban's family for twenty years past, and had had an hard master, and therefore could not be the object of his brother's envy, but rather of his pity and compassion.

Génesis 32:4 In-Context

2 Al verlos, Jacob exclamó: «¡Este es el campamento de Dios!». Por eso llamaron a aquel lugar Mahanaim.

3 Jacob envía regalos a Esaú
Entonces Jacob envió mensajeros por delante a su hermano Esaú, quien vivía en la región de Seir, en la tierra de Edom.

4 Y les dijo: «Den este mensaje a mi señor Esaú: “Humildes saludos de tu siervo Jacob. Hasta el momento, estuve viviendo con el tío Labán,

5 y ahora soy dueño de ganado, burros, rebaños de ovejas y de cabras, y muchos siervos, tanto varones como mujeres. He enviado a estos mensajeros por delante para informar a mi señor de mi llegada, con la esperanza de que me recibas con bondad”».

6 Después de transmitir el mensaje, los mensajeros regresaron y le informaron a Jacob: «Nos encontramos con su hermano Esaú y ya viene en camino a su encuentro, ¡con un ejército de cuatrocientos hombres!».