Genesis 33:8
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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.“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
In other translations
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.“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מִיmiwho?H4310לְךָlekhato <the> youכָּל־kol-[is] allH3605הַמַּחֲנֶהhamachanehthe campH4264הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834פָּגָשְׁתִּיpagashetiI have metH6298וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לִמְצֹא־limtzo'-to findH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869אֲדֹנִי׃'adonilord myH113
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- Genesis 32:5And 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.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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