13 Jacob stayed there for the night. He prepared a gift for Esau from what he had with him.
14 It was 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep.
15 There were 30 female camels and their young, 40 cows and 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
16 Jacob gave each separate flock of animals to one of his servants. Then he said to them, “Go ahead of me and keep some space between each herd.”
17 Jacob gave them their orders. To the servant with the first group of animals he said, “My brother Esau will come to you. He will ask you, ‘Whose servant are you? Where are you going? Whose animals are these?’
18 Then you will answer, ‘These animals belong to your servant Jacob. He sent them as a gift to you my master, Esau. And Jacob also is coming behind us.’”
19 Jacob ordered the second servant, the third servant and all the other servants to do the same thing. He said, “Say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.