unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/32/04.md

# This is what you will say to my master Esau: This is what your servant Jacob says: 'I have been ... have delayed my return until now.

This has a quotation within a quotation. The direct quotation can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "'This is what I want you to tell my master Esau. Tell him that I have been ... have delayed my return until now.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])

# my master Esau

Jacob is using polite language and refers to his brother as "my master."

# your servant Jacob

Jacob is using polite language and refers to himself as "your servant."
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-03-03 16:43:47 +00:00			`# This is what you will say to my master Esau: This is what your servant Jacob says: 'I have been ... have delayed my return until now.`
5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-03-03 16:43:47 +00:00			`This has a quotation within a quotation. The direct quotation can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "'This is what I want you to tell my master Esau. Tell him that I have been ... have delayed my return until now.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])`
5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00
			`# my master Esau`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`Jacob is using polite language and refers to his brother as "my master."`

			`# your servant Jacob`

			`Jacob is using polite language and refers to himself as "your servant."`