"Pleasetakemy giftwhichhas been broughtto you, becauseGodhas dealtgraciouslywith me and becauseI haveplenty."Thus he urgedhim and he took[it].
So the manbecameexceedinglyprosperous,and hadlargeflocksand femaleand maleservantsand camelsand donkeys.
So the presentpassedon beforehim, while he himselfspentthat nightin the camp.
Jacobsaid,"No,please,ifnowI have foundfavorin your sight,then takemy presentfrom my hand,for I seeyour faceas one seesthe faceof God,and you have receivedme favorably.
Then Esau said,"Let us takeour journeyand go,and I will gobeforeyou."
But Esausaid,"I haveplenty,my brother;let whatyou havebe your own."
But when they urgedhim untilhe was ashamed,he said,"Send."They senttherefore fiftymen;and they searchedthreedaysbut did not findhim.
Naamansaid,"Be pleasedto taketwo talents."And he urgedhim, and boundtwo talentsof silverin twobagswith twochangesof clothesand gavethem to twoof his servants;and they carried[them] beforehim.
"And the mastersaidto the slave,'Goout into the highwaysand along the hedges,and compel[them] to comein, sothat my housemay be filled.
So thenlet no oneboastin men.For all thingsbelongto you,
as sorrowfulyetalwaysrejoicing,as pooryetmakingmanyrich,as havingnothingyetpossessingall things.
But I have receivedeverythingin fulland have an abundance;I am amply supplied,having receivedfrom Epaphrodituswhat you have sent,a fragrantaroma,an acceptablesacrifice,well-pleasingto God.
for bodilydisciplineis only of littleprofit,but godlinessis profitablefor all things,since it holdspromisefor the presentlifeand [also] for the [life] to come.
Then she said,"Giveme a blessing;sinceyou have givenme the landof the Negev,giveme also springsof water."So he gaveher the upperspringsand the lowersprings.
She saidto him, "Giveme a blessing,sinceyou have givenme the landof the Negev,giveme also springsof water."So Calebgaveher the upperspringsand the lowersprings.
"Nowlet thisgiftwhichyour maidservanthas broughtto my lordbe givento the youngmenwho accompanymy lord.
Now when Davidcameto Ziklag,he sent[some] of the spoilto the eldersof Judah,to his friends,saying,"Behold,a giftfor you from the spoilof the enemiesof the LORD: