Genesis 33:8

Genesis 33:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”
“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

8And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

8Esau asked, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he answered, “[These are] to find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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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American Standard Version (ASV)

8And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

8Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

8Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

8Esau asked, “Why did you send all those herds I saw?”
“I hoped I could do something to please you,” Jacob replied.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

8Esau asked Jacob, ‘Why did you send all those animals in front of you?’
Jacob replied, ‘So that you would be happy to see me, my master.’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

8And he says, “What to you [is] all this camp which I have met?” And he says, “To find grace in the eyes of my lord.”

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