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Genesis 33:8

World English Bible

Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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Genesis 33:8 in other translations

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.

Genesis 33:8 · American Standard Version

Genesis 33:8 in context

  1. 6Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.
  2. 7Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
  3. 8Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
    Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
  4. 9Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”
  5. 10Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.