- Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
- And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- 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.
- And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
- 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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- Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
- Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down. Last of all came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed down.
- Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said.
- But Esau said, "I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."
- "No, please!" said Jacob. "If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.
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