Genesi 32:5

5 ho buoi, asini, pecore, servi e serve; e lo mando a dire al mio signore, per trovar grazia agli occhi tuoi".

Genesi 32:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:5

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and
womenservants
This he would have said, lest he should think he was come to ask anything of him, and put himself and his family upon him; and lest he should treat him with contempt, as a poor mean beggarly creature, and be ashamed of the relation he stood in to him: and I have sent to tell my lord;
of his coming, and of his state and circumstances: that I may find grace in thy sight;
share in his good will, which was all he wanted, and that friendship, harmony, and brotherly love, might subsist between them, which he was very desirous of.

Genesi 32:5 In-Context

3 Giacobbe mandò davanti a sé dei messi a Esaù suo fratello, nel paese di Seir, nella campagna di Edom.

4 E dette loro quest’ordine: "Direte così ad Esaù, mio signore: Così dice il tuo servo Giacobbe: Io ho soggiornato presso Labano, e vi sono rimasto fino ad ora;

5 ho buoi, asini, pecore, servi e serve; e lo mando a dire al mio signore, per trovar grazia agli occhi tuoi".

6 E i messi tornarono a Giacobbe, dicendo: "Siamo andati dal tuo fratello Esaù, ed eccolo che ti viene incontro con quattrocento uomini".

7 Allora Giacobbe fu preso da gran paura ed angosciato; divise in due schiere la gente ch’era con lui, i greggi, gli armenti, i cammelli, e disse: