So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir: as in verse 11, Esau silently gives way to his brother’s objections. Revised Standard Version is again very literal here. The meaning is “That same day Esau returned to Seir” or “That very day Esau started back to Seir.” Note Good News Translation “Edom,” as in verse 14.

Jacob and Esau now go their separate ways, but they will come together again to bury their father in chapter 35.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .