The Meaning of Genesis 33:8 Explained

Genesis 33:8

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.

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.'

Darby: 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.

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.

Discover Genesis 33:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 33:8?

MEANING: What does Genesis 33:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 33:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 33:8?

What is the context of Genesis 33:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 33:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 33:1-17 - Jacob And Esau Reconciled

Many things, like this meeting with Esau, are worse in anticipation than in actuality. The brothers were on the same old terms as before that filching of Isaac's blessing. The holy transactions of the previous night had induced this change in the atmosphere. If our ways please the Lord, He will make our enemies to be at peace with us. We must win power with God, by yielding to Him, before we can have power with our Esaus and prevail. When you fear man's wrath, do not run hither and thither for defense; be still and fear not. Commit your way to the Lord and read Psalms 37:1-40. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Surely Jacob needed not to fear, or make these lame excuses and promises. He never intended to go to Esau, to Seir. As soon as the last ranks of his brother's men were lost in the desert haze, he turned to go in the contrary direction. This duplicity was not worthy of the heir of the promises; but too many of us would have done the same, even on the morrow of the Jabbok-wrestle. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 33

¹ Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure
¹⁷ Jacob comes to Succoth
¹⁸ At Shechem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El Elohe Israel

What do the individual words in Genesis 33:8 mean?

And Esau said who [is] to [you] all company this which I met and he said [These are] to find favor in the sight of my lord

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י לְךָ֛ כָּל־ הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר ؟ פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לִמְצֹא־ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	And Esau said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מִ֥י	who [is]
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
לְךָ֛	to [you]
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה	company
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
הַזֶּ֖ה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
؟ פָּגָ֑שְׁתִּי	I met
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: פָּגַשׁ Sense: to meet, join, encounter.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	and he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִמְצֹא־	[These are] to find
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֖ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י	in the sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
אֲדֹנִֽי	of my lord
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 33:8?

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