Genesis 33:8 - Plain English Version

⁸ Then Esau said to Jacob, “I met your work-men walking along this road, and they gave me lots of animals, and they said, ‘These animals are a present from Jacob.’ Why did you send those animals to me?” Jacob said, “I respect you, just like a work-man respects his boss, and I want you to be happy with me. That’s the reason why I sent those animals to you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Esau said, What do you mean by all this company which I met? And he said, These are that I might find favor in the sight of my lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ Esau said, “What’s the meaning of this entire group of animals that I met?” Jacob said, “To ask for my master’s kindness.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And Esau said, "What are these companies that I have been meeting?" He responded, "So may I find favor before my lord."

Genesis 33:8 Referencias Cruzadas

Genesis 32:5

I have cows, and bulls, and donkeys, and sheep, and goats, and I have men and women that work for me. I sent some men to say these things to you, and I hope that you will be happy with me.’ ” So those men went and told Esau those things.

Genesis 39:5

As soon as Potifar put Joseph in charge, God started to be really good to Potifar. God made everything go well in Potifar’s house, and he made lots of food plants grow on his land.

Genesis 33:7

Then Leah and her kids, they did the same thing. They came over to Esau, and they got down on their knees. Then Rachel and her son Joseph, they came over and got down on their knees too.

Genesis 32:6

Then those men came back, and they said to Jacob, “We went and talked to your brother Esau, and now he is coming here to meet you. He has 400 men with him.”