Genesis 33:15
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And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
In other translations
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אַצִּיגָה־'atzigah-let me placeH3322נָּאna'pleaseH4994עִמְּךָ'imekhawith youH5973מִן־min-some ofH4480הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אִתִּי'iti[is] with meH854וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100זֶּהzehthisH2088אֶמְצָא־'emtza'-let me findH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869אֲדֹנִי׃'adonilord myH113
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Related verses
- Ruth 2:13Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
- Genesis 47:25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
- Genesis 34:11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
- 2 Samuel 16:4Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
- 1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
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People and places
People: Esau