And Jacob sent,.... Having this encouragement and direction from the Lord, which seems to have been given him in the field, while he was attending his flocks, he dispatched a messenger home to his wives, one of his servants or under shepherds.
The Targum of Jonathan says it was his son Naphtali, whom he sent, because he was a swift messenger; the Targumist alludes to Ge 49:21; but the former is more probable;and called Rachel and Leah; Rachel is mentioned first, as being his proper and lawful wife, and is only called so, Ge 46:19; and it was for her sake Jacob had Leah.