Genesis 33:8
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.
And he said, †What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my LORD.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. what is all this band to thee?
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- Genesis 32:5Rank 1 from verse 8
- Esther 2:17Rank 2 from verse 8
17And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
17And the king loued Esther aboue all the women, and she obtained grace and ‖fauour †in his sight, more then all the virgins; so that hee set the royall crowne vpon her head, and made her queene, in stead of Uasthi.
- Genesis 32:13–20Rank 3 from verse 8
13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
16And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
18Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
13¶ And he lodged there that same night, and tooke of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:
14Two hundred shee goats, and twentie hee goats, two hundred ewes, and twentie rammes,
15Thirtie milch camels with their colts, fortie kine, and ten bulles, twenty shee ashes, and ten foales.
16And hee deliuered them into the hand of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and said vnto his seruants, Passe ouer before me, and put a space betwixt droue and droue.
17And he commanded the formost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
18Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iacobs: it is a present sent vnto my LORD Esau: and behold also, he is behind vs.
19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droues, saying, On this maner shal you speake vnto Esau, when you find him.
20And say ye moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iacob is behind vs: for he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peraduenture he will accept †of me.
- Genesis 39:5Rank 4 from verse 8
5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
5And it came to passe from the time that hee had made him overseer in his house, and ouer all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the LORD was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
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Genesis 33:8
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Second-person singular present form of mean. To intend, purpose, signify, or have in view.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Forced or caused to move. Sense 2: As a noun, a herd, flock, or company of animals driven together.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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Sense 1: Favor, acceptance, goodwill, kindness, or mercy. Sense 2: A favor, gift, benefit, or help freely bestowed, especially God's favor and enabling help; in salvation, explicitly contrasted with works and debt. Sense 3: Pleasing quality, beauty, attractiveness, or elegance, including gracious speech. Sense 4: Thankfulness or gratitude.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
7And Leah also with her children came neere, and bowed themselues: and after came Ioseph neere and Rachel, and they bowed themselues.
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.
8And he said, †What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my LORD.
Selected passage9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
9And Esau said, I haue enough: my brother, †keepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe.