Genesis 32:6
And the messengers returned unto Jacob, saying,—We came in unto thy brother unto Esau, moreover also he is on his way to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
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Genesis 27:40And on thy sword, shalt thou live, And thy brother, shalt thou serve: But it shall come to pass when thou shalt rove at large, Then shalt thou break his yoke from off thy neck.
Genesis 32:8And he said. Should Esau come upon the one camp, and smite it, yet shall the camp that is left escape.
Genesis 33:1Then Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! Esau, coming in,—and with him, four hundred men. So he divided the children—unto Leah and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids;
Genesis 33:15Then said Esau: Let me leave, I pray thee, along with thee, some of the people who are with me! And he said—Why so? let me find favour in the eyes of my lord!
Genesis 47:25And they said—Thou hast saved our lives! let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, so will we become Pharaoh’s servants.
Ruth 2:13And she said—Let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken unto the heart of thy handmaid,—though, I, be not as, one of thine own handmaidens.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:4-9
3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and… Read the whole commentary →