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Or HaChaim on Genesis 32:19/אור החיים על בראשית ל״ב:י״ט

אוְאָמַרְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ וְגוֹ׳. פֵּירוּשׁ: כְּנֶגֶד אָמְרוֹ ״לְמִי אַתָּה״ – תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁל ״עַבְדְּךָ יַעֲקֹב״, כְּנֶגֶד ״וְאָנָה תֵלֵךְ״ – לְהוֹלִיךְ מִנְחָה, וְהוּא אָמְרוֹ ״מִנְחָה שְׁלוּחָה״, וּכְנֶגֶד ״וּלְמִי״ – ״לַאדֹנִי לְעֵשָׂו״.
1 ואמרת לעבדך ליעקב, you will say: "to your servant, to Jacob." This means that the appropriate answer to the question: "who do you belong to?" would be: "to your servant Jacob;" the appropriate reply to the question: "where are you headed for?" is "to bring a gift which has been despatched." The appropriate answer to the question: "who is the gift for?" is "for my lord, for Esau."