World English Bible
Genesis 33:8
“Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Verse in context — Genesis 33
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Then the handmaids came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.
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Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
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Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord.
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Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.
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Jacob said, "Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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