Génesis 32:4

4 Y les ordenó que le dijeran: «Mi señor Esaú, su siervo Jacob nos ha enviado a decirle que él ha vivido en la casa de Labán todo este tiempo,

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, exclamó: «¡Este es el campamento de Dios!» Por eso llamó a ese lugar Majanayin.

3 Luego Jacob envió mensajeros a su hermano Esaú, que estaba en la tierra de Seír, en la región de Edom.

4 Y les ordenó que le dijeran: «Mi señor Esaú, su siervo Jacob nos ha enviado a decirle que él ha vivido en la casa de Labán todo este tiempo,

5 y que ahora tiene vacas, asnos, ovejas, esclavos y esclavas. Le manda este mensaje, con la esperanza de ganarse su favor».

6 Cuando los mensajeros regresaron, le dijeron a Jacob: «Fuimos a hablar con su hermano Esaú, y ahora viene al encuentro de usted, acompañado de cuatrocientos hombres».