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Genesis 32:20

You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

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ASV

and ye shall say, 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 me.

KJV

And 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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.Temand you will sayH559 →
גַּ֗םGamalsoH1571 →
הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehthere!H2009 →
עַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650 →
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
אַחֲרֵ֑ינוּ'a.cha.Rei.nu[is] behind usH310 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה'a.kha.pe.RahI will coverH3722 →
פָנָ֗יוfa.Navface hisH6440 →
בַּמִּנְחָה֙ba.min.Chahby the giftH4503 →
הַהֹלֶ֣כֶתha.ho.Le.khetthat is goingH1980 →
לְפָנָ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440 →
וְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-and afterH310 →
כֵן֙khenthusH3651 →
אֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhI will seeH7200 →
פָנָ֔יוfa.Navface hisH6440 →
אוּלַ֖י'u.LaiperhapsH194 →
יִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'he will lift upH5375 →
פָנָֽי׃fa.Naiface myH6440 →

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Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.Job 42:8–9So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.1 Samuel 25:19and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.1 Samuel 25:17–35Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”1 Samuel 6:5Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.1 Kings 20:31Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”2 Timothy 2:25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.Proverbs 6:35He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.Isaiah 36:16Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,Genesis 32:16He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”2 Kings 18:31Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,Daniel 10:17How can I, your servant, speak with you, my lord? Now I have no strength, nor is any breath left in me.”

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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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