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Genesis 33:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" 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. "

Genesis 33:8

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6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 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.

9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

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Genesis 33:1

"And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids."

Genesis 33:2

"And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost."

Genesis 33:3

"And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother."

Genesis 33:4

"And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept."

Genesis 33:5

"And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant."

Genesis 33:6

"Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves."

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