Genesis 33:8

Esau said, “What do you mean by all these groups that I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my master.”

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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

7Next Leah also and her children came forward and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

9Esau said, “I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5I have oxen, donkeys, and flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent this message to my master, so that I may find favor in your eyes.'”

Genesis 32:13Jacob stayed there that night. He took some of what he had with him as a gift for Esau, his brother:

Esther 2:17The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on 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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