Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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13 And he said unto him, My lord knows that the children <em>are</em> tender, and the sheep and cows with young <em>are</em> with me; and if men should overdrive them, in one day all the sheep will die.
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But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass before his slave; and I will lead on softly, according as the property that goes before me and the children are able to endure until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
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So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee <em>some</em> of the folk that <em>are</em> with me. And he said, What for? Let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
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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.”
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
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So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.
18 And Jacob came safe and sound to the city of Shechem, which <em>is</em> in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram, and pitched his tent before the city.
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After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.
19 And he bought part of the field where he had spread his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred ewes.
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For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent.
20 And there he erected an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel <em>(the Strong God of Israel)</em>.
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There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.
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