Genesis 32:16
“And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 32Meaning
Jacob organizes the present into separate groups under servants and deliberately spaces them along the route.
Read carefully
The tactic is Jacob's diplomatic strategy in this story; Scripture does not present staged gift-giving as a universal method for managing conflict.
Reflection
Jacob prepares not only the content of the gift but also the manner in which Esau will encounter it.