8And 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.


In Context

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 to thy servant.

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 what thou hast to 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 hast been pleased with me.

Genesis 33:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:8And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

33:8Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

33:8And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favor before my lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

33:8And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:8And he said, What meanest thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

33:8And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:8Esau said, |What do you mean by all this company which I met?| Jacob said, |To find favor in the sight of my lord.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

33:8And 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:8And he said, What mean you by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.