Genesis 33:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ So Esau said, ‘What do you mean by this whole procession  I met? ’ ‘To find favour with you, my lord,’  he answered.

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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 Cross References

Genesis 32:5

I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female slaves. I have sent this message to inform my lord, in order to seek your favour.” ’

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, ‘We went to your brother Esau; he is coming to meet you #– #and he has four hundred men with him.’

Genesis 33:7

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Genesis 39:5

From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph.  The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.

Esther 2:17

The king loved Esther more than all the other women. She won more favour and approval from him than did any of the other virgins. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.