Genesis 33:8
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מִ֥י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| לְךָ֛ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | [is] all | H3605 → |
| הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה | ha.ma.cha.Neh | the camp | H4264 → |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי | pa.Ga.she.ti | I have met | H6298 → |
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לִמְצֹא־ | lim.tzo'- | to find | H4672 → |
| חֵ֖ן | chen | favor | H2580 → |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | be.'ei.Nei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | 'a.do.Ni | lord my | H113 → |
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