Genesis 33:8
ContextNET © | Esau 1 then asked, “What did you intend 2 by sending all these herds to meet me?” 3 Jacob 4 replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.” |
NIV © | Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favour in your eyes, my lord," he said. |
NASB © | And he said, "What do you mean by all this company which I have met?" And he said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord." |
NLT © | "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked. Jacob replied, "They are gifts, my lord, to ensure your goodwill." |
MSG © | Esau then asked, "And what was the meaning of all those herds that I met?" "I was hoping that they would pave the way for my master to welcome me." |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor with my lord." |
NKJV © | Then Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" And he said, " These are to find favor in the sight of my lord." |
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NET © | Esau 1 then asked, “What did you intend 2 by sending all these herds to meet me?” 3 Jacob 4 replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Heb “Who to you?” 3 tn Heb “all this camp which I met.” 4 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |