Chuàngshìjì 32:18

18 Nǐ jiù shuō , shì nǐ púrén Yǎgè de , shì sòng gĕi wǒ zhǔ Yǐsǎo de lǐwù . tā zìjǐ yĕ zaì wǒmen hòubiān .

Chuàngshìjì 32:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:18

Then thou shall say, [they be] thy servant Jacob's
Both the goats before them, and they themselves that had the care of them, belonged to Jacob, who directed them to speak of him to Esau as his "servant": it [is] a present sent unto my lord Esau;
which is the answer to the second question: and behold also he [is] behind us:
that is, Jacob: this they were bid to tell, lest he should think that Jacob was afraid of him, and was gone another way; but that he was coming to pay a visit to him, and might expect shortly to see him, which would prepare his mind how to behave towards him.

Chuàngshìjì 32:18 In-Context

16 Mĕi yàng gè fèn yī qún , jiāo zaì púrén shǒu xià , jiù duì púrén shuō , nǐmen yào zaì wǒ qiántou guò qù , shǐ qún qún xiàng lí , yǒu kòngxián de dìfang .

17 Yòu fēnfu jìn xiān zǒu de shuō , wǒ gēge Yǐsǎo yùjiàn nǐde shíhou , wèn nǐ shuō , nǐ shì nǎ jiā de rén , yào wàng nǎli qù , nǐ qiántou zhèxie shì shuí de ,

18 Nǐ jiù shuō , shì nǐ púrén Yǎgè de , shì sòng gĕi wǒ zhǔ Yǐsǎo de lǐwù . tā zìjǐ yĕ zaì wǒmen hòubiān .

19 Yòu fēnfu dì èr , dì sān , hé yīqiè gǎn qún chù de rén shuō , nǐmen yùjiàn Yǐsǎo de shíhou yĕ yào zhèyàng duì tā shuō .

20 Bìngqiĕ nǐmen yào shuō , nǐ púrén Yǎgè zaì wǒmen hòubiān . yīn Yǎgè xīnli shuō , wǒ jiè zhe zaì wǒ qiántou qù de lǐwù jiè tāde hèn , ránhòu zaìjiàn tāde miàn , huòzhĕ tā róngnà wǒ .