Gen 32:4 | NET2full | STEP | He commanded them, “ This is what you must say to my lord Esau : ‘ This is what your servant Jacob says : I have been staying with Laban until now .

‏ Genesis 32:4

4 He commanded them, “This is what you must say to my lord Esau: ‘This is what your servant ^{▼▼sn Your servant. The narrative recounts Jacob’s groveling in fear before Esau as he calls his brother his “lord,” as if to minimize what had been done twenty years ago.} Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Laban and have lingered until now.”}