Genesis 33:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

8And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרh559
1מִ֥יh4310
2לְךָ֛h0
3כָּלh3605
4What meanest thou by all this droveהַמַּֽחֲנֶ֥הh4264
5הַזֶּ֖הh2088
6אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
7which I metפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיh6298
8And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרh559
9These are to findלִמְצֹאh4672
10graceחֵ֖ןh2580
11in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יh5869
12of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃h113

Other Translations

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.'