Genesis 33:10
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And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.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.
In other translations
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290אַל־'al-may not [it be]H408נָאna'pleaseH4994אִם־'im-ifH518נָאna'pleaseH4994מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have foundH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869וְלָקַחְתָּvelakachtaand you will acceptH3947מִנְחָתִיminchatigift myH4503מִיָּדִיmiyadifrom hand myH3027כִּיkiforH3588עַל־'al-sinceH5921כֵּןken<thus>H3651רָאִיתִיra'itiI have seenH7200פָנֶיךָfaneikhaface yourH6440כִּרְאֹתkir'otlike seeingH7200פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430וַתִּרְצֵנִי׃vatirtzeniand you have accepted favorably meH7521
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Related verses
- Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
- Revelation 22:4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
- Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Jeremiah 31:2Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”
- Genesis 47:29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
- 1 Samuel 20:3And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
- Ruth 2:10Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
- Exodus 33:12-1312 And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.12 Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”
- 2 Samuel 14:28So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
- Psalm 41:11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
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