הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֤א אָנֹכִי֙ אֹת֔וֹ פֶּן־יָב֣וֹא וְהִכַּ֔נִי אֵ֖ם עַל־בָּנִֽים׃
Rette mich doch aus der Hand meines Bruders, aus der Hand Esaus; denn ich fürchte mich vor ihm, er könnte kommen und mich erschlagen, Mutter und Kind.
Rabbeinu Chananel on Genesis
הצילני נא מיד אחי, these words correspond to the words נושא עון in Exodus, meaning that the sin has not caused Yaakov’s downfall.
Rashi on Genesis
מיד אחי מיד עשו FROM THE HAND OF MY BROTHER, FROM THE HAND OF ESAU — from the hand of my brother who does not treat me as a brother should, but as Esau, the wicked.
Ramban on Genesis
AND HE SMITE ME, THE MOTHER WITH THE CHILDREN. Commentators34Mentioned in Ibn Ezra. The verb “smite” thus applies to the beginning and end of the sentence. have explained it as meaning. “And he smite me and smite the mother with the children.” There are many similar verses.