I have sent to tell my lord This message of Jacob shows great prudence in him; for had he returned into Canaan without informing his brother, and making him acquainted with the substance he had brought with him from Haran, Esau, who lived at a distance from his father Isaac, probably would have thought, when he came to take possession of Isaac's property on his death, that Jacob had obtained all his substance from his father, to Esau's prejudice, which might have created an irreconcilable misunderstanding between them.
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Genesis 32:5
5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.