יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃
L’Éternel est pour moi, avec ceux qui m’assistent; aussi me repaîtrai-je de la vue de mes haïsseurs.
Kli Yakar
“We came to your brother, to Esau.” The messengers said to him [Jacob], “You told him Thus says your servant Jacob, as if acknowledging the blessings, saying ‘you are the mighty Lord and I am your servant.’ However, Esau did not accept this and said he is not a servant but rather a brother. This is what they meant when they said we came to your brother — according to Esau’s own words that he said ‘he is my brother’ and not ‘my servant.’ Through this, he revealed to us that his heart is not at peace with you. And not only is he not at peace with you, but he is also coming towards you — and this can only mean to wage war against you. The proof of this is that 400 men are with him, which can only be for the purpose of war. Another explanation of we came to your brother is that he shows signs of brotherhood and love, however, we see the opposite of this as well, for he is coming out to meet you. Therefore we are perplexed by the matter. For this reason Jacob said Save me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau — for he presents himself as a brother, but in truth he is Esau in his wickedness and the deceptive hunter. As it says God is with me among my helpers (Psalms 118:7) — referring to those who present themselves as helpers and lovers, while hatred is concealed in their hearts.