Genesis 33:8

Good News Translation

Esau asked, “What about that other group I met? What did that mean?” Jacob answered, “It was to gain your favor.”

Cross References

Genesis 32:5

I own cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and slaves. I am sending you word, sir, in the hope of gaining your favor.”

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you. He has four hundred men with him.”

Genesis 33:7

then Leah and her children came, and last of all Joseph and Rachel came and bowed down.

Genesis 39:5

From then on, because of Joseph the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian and everything that he had in his house and in his fields.

Esther 2:17

The king liked her more than any of the other women, and more than any of the others she won his favor and affection. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.