But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds under my care have their young. If they are driven hard even one day, the whole flock will die.
In context
11Please accept the gift I have brought you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” And because he urged him, Esau accepted it. 12Then Esau said, “Let us set out on our way, and I will go ahead of you.” 13But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds under my care have their young. If they are driven hard even one day, the whole flock will die. 14Let my lord go on ahead of his servant, and I will move at a slower pace, matched to the animals ahead of me and to the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.” 15Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.” “Why should you do that?” Jacob replied. “Let me simply find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
