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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
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.'
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)