Parallel Verses
Amplified
Esau asked, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he answered, “[These are] to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
New American Standard Bible
And he said, “What do you mean by
King James 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.
Holman Bible
So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession
“To find favor with you, my lord,”
International Standard Version
Then Esau asked, "What are all these livestock for?" "To solicit favor from you, sir," Jacob answered.
A Conservative Version
And he said, What do thou mean by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
American Standard Version
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.
Darby Translation
And he said, What meanest thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, What to thee all this camp which I met? and he will say, To find grace in thine eyes, my lord.
King James 2000
And 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."
Modern King James verseion
He asked, Whose is all this camp which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "What meanest thou with all the droves which I met?" And he answered, "To find grace in the sight of my lord."
NET Bible
Esau then asked, "What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?" Jacob replied, "To find favor in your sight, my lord."
New Heart 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."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said he, What to thee is all this camp, which I have fallen in with? And he said, - To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
Webster
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."
Youngs 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.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 33:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Meets Esau And Settles At Shechem
7 Leah also approached with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel approached, and they bowed down. 8 Esau asked, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he answered, “[These are] to find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 32:5
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants; and I have sent [this message] to tell my lord, so that I may find grace and kindness in your sight.”’”
Genesis 32:13-20
So Jacob spent the night there. Then he selected a present for his brother Esau from the livestock he had acquired:
Genesis 39:5
It happened that from the time that he made Joseph overseer in his house and [put him in charge] over all that he owned, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph; so the Lord’s blessing was on everything that Potiphar owned, in the house and in the field.
Esther 2:17
Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the [other] virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen in the place of Vashti.