Genesis 32:18

32:18 then you must say,36 ‘They belong37 to your servant Jacob.38 They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau.39 In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’ ”40

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36	tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive; it has the nuance of an imperfect of instruction.
37	tn The words “they belong” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
38	tn Heb “to your servant, to Jacob.”
39	tn Heb “to my lord, to Esau.”
40	tn Heb “and look, also he [is] behind us.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.