Genesis 33:7-9
New English Translation
7 Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.
8 Esau[a] then asked, “What did you intend[b] by sending all these herds to meet me?”[c] Jacob[d] replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”
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- Genesis 33:8 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 33:8 tn Heb “Who to you?”
- Genesis 33:8 tn Heb “all this camp which I met.”
- Genesis 33:8 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Genesis 33:7-9
New International Version
7 Next, Leah and her children(A) came and bowed down.(B) Last of all came Joseph and Rachel,(C) and they too bowed down.
8 Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”(D)
“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,”(E) he said.
9 But Esau said, “I already have plenty,(F) my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
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