brother

And it came to passe, when Iacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother; that Iacob went neere, and rolled the stone from the wels mouth, and watered the flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

And Iacob told Rachel, that hee was her fathers brother, and that hee was Rebekahs sonne: and she ranne, and told her father.

¶ And Laban said vnto Iacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serue me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

And Iacob sent messengers before him, to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir, the countrey of Edom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Field.

¶ And the messengers returned to Iacob, saying, Wee came to thy brother Esau, and also he commeth to meet thee, and foure hundred men with him.

Deliuer me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I feare him, lest he will come, and smite me, and the mother with the children.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vpon.

¶ And he lodged there that same night, and tooke of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

And he commanded the formost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

And hee passed ouer before them, and bowed himselfe to the ground seuen times, vntill hee came neere to his brother.

And Esau said, I haue enough: my brother, keepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bee that to thee that is thine.