Genesis 33:8

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⁸Esau asked, “Why did you send all of those herds I saw?”

“I hoped I could do something to please you,” Jacob replied.

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

Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”

“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said.

So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession I met?”

“To find favor with you, my lord,” he answered.

“And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked.

Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”

And he said, “What do you mean by all this company that I have met?” Then he said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”

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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