Genesis 33:8

Jacob Meets Esau

7Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down. 8“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.

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Berean Standard Bible
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favour before my lord.
Free Bible Version
“What were all the livestock for that I met on the way?” Esau asked. “They're a gift to you my lord so you'd treat me well,” Jacob answered.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
Esau [Hairy] said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob [Supplanter] said, “To find chen ·grace· in the sight of my lord.”
Translation for Translators
Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Esau said, “What do you mean by all these groups that I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my master.”
Noah Webster Bible
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.
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.”
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, 'What to thee [is] all this camp which I have met?' and he saith, 'To find grace in the eyes of my lord.'