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Genesis 33:8

6 Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

7 Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.

9 “I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

10 But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
KJV
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.
WEB
Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
ASV
And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
DARBY
And he said, What [meanest] thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
BLB
And he said, “What [is] all this camp to you, that I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
ÅB
Da sa han: Hva ville du med hele den leir som jeg møtte? Han svarte: Jeg ville finne nåde for min herres øyne.
OTB
Esau spurte: “Hva mener du med alle disse flokkene jeg møtte?” Jakob svarte: “For å finne nåde i din øyne, min herre.”
B1930
Da sa han: Hvad vilde du med hele den leir som jeg møtte? Han svarte: Jeg vilde finne nåde for min herres øine.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:5

    I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

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  • Genesis 39:5

    From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

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  • Genesis 32:13–20

    Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

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  • Esther 2:17

    And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

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