en_tn/gen/33/15.md

translationWords

• en:tw:edom
• en:tw:esau
• en:tw:jacob

translationNotes

• Why do that? - Jacob uses a question to emphasize that Esau does not need to leave men. Alternate translation: "Don't do that" or "You don't need to do that." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
• my lord - This is a polite and formal way of referring to Esau. You can also translate it "you" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_123person).
• Succoth - Translators may also add a footnote that says, “The name Succoth means 'shelters.'"
• for his livestock - "for the animals he looked after"