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When Esau[a] looked up[b] and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob[c] replied, “The children whom God has graciously given[d] your servant.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Genesis 33:5 tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”
  3. Genesis 33:5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Genesis 33:5 tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”

Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked.

Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.(A)

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