And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:

And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

Και παρηγγειλεν εις αυτους, λεγων, ουτω θελετε ειπει προς τον κυριον μου τον Ησαυ, Ουτω λεγει ο δουλος σου Ιακωβ, μετα του Λαβαν παρωκησα, και διεμεινα εως του νυν·

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: