He also commanded them saying, “This is what you should say to my lord, to Esau: ‘This is what your servant Jacob said: I’ve been staying with Laban, and have lingered until now.
Genesis 33:8 - Tree of Life Version “What do you mean by this whole caravan that I’ve met?” So he said, “To find favor in your eyes, my lord.” 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. |
He also commanded them saying, “This is what you should say to my lord, to Esau: ‘This is what your servant Jacob said: I’ve been staying with Laban, and have lingered until now.
Now I’ve come to possess oxen and donkeys, flocks, male servants and female servants. I sent word to tell my lord, in order to find favor in your eyes.’”
Leah also approached, along with her children, and they bowed down, and finally, Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
From the time that he made him an overseer in his house and over everything that belonged to him, Adonai blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph; Adonai’s blessing was on everything that belonged to him, in the house and in the field.
Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his grace and favor more than all the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.