Genesis 32:17

32:17 He instructed the servant leading the first herd, ¹  “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong? ²  Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?’ ³ 

Genesis 33:8

33:8 Esau ⁴  then asked, “What did you intend ⁵  by sending all these herds to meet me?” ⁶  Jacob ⁷  replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

[32:17]  ¹ tn Heb “the first”; this has been specified as “the servant leading the first herd” in the translation for clarity.

[32:17]  ² tn Heb “to whom are you?”

[32:17]  ³ tn Heb “and to whom are these before you?”

[33:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who to you?”

[33:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “all this camp which I met.”

[33:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.