Genesis 33:8

And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favor before my lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Lia also with her children came near, and bowed down in like manner, and last of all Joseph and Rachel bowed down.

9But he said: I have plenty, my brother, keep what is thine for thyself.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

Genesis 32:13And when he had slept there that night, he set apart, of the things which he had, presents for his brother Esau.

Esther 2:17And the king loved her more than all the women, and she had favour and kindness before him above all the women, and he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vasthi.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:6-16

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 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… Read the whole commentary →

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