John Gill Commentary Genesis 33:12

"And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee." — Genesis 33:12 (ASV)

And he said, let us take our journey, and let us go
To Seir, where Esau lived, and where he invited Jacob to stop a while, and refresh himself and his family: and I will go before you ;
to show him the way to his palace, and to protect him on the road from all dangers; or "besides you" ^F17 , alongside of him, keeping equal pace with him, thereby showing great honour and respect, as well as in order to converse with him as they, travelled.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: (Kdgnl) "e regione tui", Montanus, Fagius, Drusius; "a latere tuo", Vatablus; "juxta te", Cartwright.