GENESIS 33:8

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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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Genesis 33:8 Translation & Meaning

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And he said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
What מִ֥י Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix What
meanest (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
thou by all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
this הַזֶּ֖ה The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that this
drove הַמַּֽחֲנֶ֥ה An encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts) drove
which אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
I met? פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי To come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur met
And he said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
These are (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
to find לִמְצֹא Properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present find
grace חֵ֖ן Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) grace
in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֥י An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) sight
of my lord. אֲדֹנִֽי׃ Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) lord

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  • 6  Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

  • 7  And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

  • 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.

  • 9  And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

  • 10  And 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.




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