- Then the maids came near with their children, and they bowed down.
- Leah likewise came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.
- And 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."
- But Esau said, "I have plenty, my brother; let what you have be your own."
- Jacob said, "No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.
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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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