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Genesis 33:8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 33 · verse 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.Genesis 33:8 · King James Version
Genesis 33:8 in context
6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
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.
9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10And 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 wast pleased with me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- drovemachănehan encampmentH4264 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- findmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- metpâgashto come in contact with, whether by accident or violenceH6298 →
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We have here the discourse between the two brothers at their meeting, which is very free and friendly, without the least intimation of the old quarrel. It was the best way to say nothing of it. They converse, I. About Jacob's retinue, Gen 33:5-7.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-15