Genesis 33:8

And he sayde: what meanyst thou with all ye drooues which I mett. And he answered: to fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

7Lea also and hir childern came and dyd their obaysaunce. And last of all came Ioseph and Rahel and dyd their obaysaunce.

9And Esau sayde: I haue ynough my brother kepe that thou hast vnto thy silf.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5and haue gotten oxen asses and shepe menservauntes and wemanseruauntes and haue sent to shewe it mi lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syghte.

Genesis 32:13And he taried there that same nyghte and toke of that which came to hande a preasent vnto Esau his brother:

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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