3. But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4. Again he sent another slave to them, and they hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5. Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.
6. “He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’