Genesis 33:8

And he said: 'What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?' And he said: 'To find favour in the sight of my lord.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

7And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed down; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed down.

9And Esau said: 'I have enough; my brother, let that which thou hast be thine.'

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5(32-6) And I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and men-servants and maid-servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.'

Genesis 32:13(32-14) And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

Esther 2:17And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

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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