And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
WEB
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
YLT
And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,
DBT
And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)