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 33:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Esau said, ‘What do you mean by this whole procession I met? ’ ‘To find favour with you, my lord,’ he answered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 And Esau said, "What are these companies that I have been meeting?" He responded, "So may I find favor before my lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favor before my lord. |
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.” ’
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.’
Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
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.
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.