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Genesis 33:8
And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [these are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
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Genesis 33:8 in other translations
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
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In context
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said, Who [are] those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given to thy servant.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [these are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep what thou hast to thyself.
10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast been pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough: and he urged him, and he took [it].
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