Genesis 33:8

Esau ¹  then asked, “What did you intend ²  by sending all these herds to meet me?” ³  Jacob ⁴  replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

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Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favour in your eyes, my lord," he said.

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And he said, "What do you mean by all this company which I have met?" And he said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

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"And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked. Jacob replied, "They are gifts, my lord, to ensure your goodwill."

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Esau then asked, "And what was the meaning of all those herds that I met?" "I was hoping that they would pave the way for my master to welcome me."

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And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord’s eyes.

bibleoremus Gen 33:8

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor with my lord."

biblegateway Gen 33:8

Then Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" And he said, " These are to find favor in the sight of my lord."

biblegateway Gen 33:8

Esau ¹  then asked, “What did you intend ²  by sending all these herds to meet me?” ³  Jacob ⁴  replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Who to you?”

³ tn Heb “all this camp which I met.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.