Genesis 33 · Verse 10

Genesis 33:10

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.
Genesis 33:10, King James Version

Genesis 33:10 in other translations

BSBBut Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
WEBJacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
ASVAnd Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
YLTAnd Jacob saith, ‘Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face, as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me;
DARBYAnd Jacob said, No, I pray thee; if now I have found favour in thine eyes, then receive my gift from my hand; for therefore have I seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast received me with pleasure.
BBEAnd Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.
WebsterAnd 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 hast been pleased with me.

What does Genesis 33:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Receive my present at my hand - Jacob could not be certain that he had found favor with Esau, unless the present had been received; for in accepting it Esau necessarily became his friend, according to the custom of those times, and in that country. In the eastern countries, if your present be received by your superior, you may rely on his friendship; if it be not received, you have every thing to fear. It is on this ground that Jacob was so urgent with Esau to receive his present, because he knew that after this he must treat him as a friend.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 33:1-16

Jacob, having by prayer committed his case to God, went on his way. Come what will, nothing can come amiss to him whose heart is fixed, trusting in God. Jacob bowed to Esau. A humble, submissive behaviour goes far towards turning away wrath. Esau embraced Jacob. God has the hearts of all men in his hands, and can turn them when and how he pleases. It is not in vain to trust in God, and to call upon him in the day of…

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Genesis 33:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
אַל\־'al-may not [it be]H408
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
אִם\־'im-ifH518
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994
מָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
חֵן֙chenfavorH2580
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.Taand you will acceptH3947
מִנְחָתִ֖יmin.cha.Tigift myH4503
מִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.Difrom hand myH3027
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
עַל\־'al-sinceH5921
כֵּ֞ןken<thus>H3651
רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200
פָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
כִּרְאֹ֛תkir.'Otlike seeingH7200
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי\׃va.tir.Tze.niand you have accepted favorably meH7521

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Cross references for Genesis 33:10

  • Job 33:26

    He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

  • Revelation 22:4

    And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

  • Genesis 32:30

    And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

  • Jeremiah 31:2

    Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

  • Exodus 33:12-13

    And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

  • 1 Samuel 20:3

    And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

  • Genesis 50:4

    And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

  • Psalms 41:11

    By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

  • 2 Samuel 3:13

    And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

  • 2 Samuel 14:28

    So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

  • 2 Samuel 14:24

    And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if now.
19:19; 47:29; 50:4; Ex 33:12,13; Ru 2:10; 1Sa 20:3; Jer 31:2
receive.To accept a present from an inferior was a customary pledge of friendship; but returning it implied disaffection. It was on this ground that Jacob was so urgent with Esau to receive his present.
I have seen.
32:30; 43:3; 2Sa 3:13; 14:24,28,32; Job 33:26; Ps 41:11; Mt 18:10
Re 22:4

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Context

  • Genesis 33:9

    And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

  • Genesis 33:10

    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.

  • Genesis 33:11

    Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

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Genesis 33:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Jacob: No, yo te ruego, si he hallado ahora gracia en tus ojos, toma mi presente de mi mano, pues que así he visto tu rostro, como si hubiera visto el rostro de Dios; y hazme placer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jacob dit: Non, je te prie; si j’ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, prends mon présent de ma main, car c’est pour cela que j’ai vu ta face comme si j’avais vu la face de Dieu, et que tu m’as accueilli favorablement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jakob sprach: Nicht doch; wenn ich anders Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen, so nimm mein Geschenk von meiner Hand, da ich nun einmal dein Angesicht gesehen habe, als hätte ich Gottes Angesicht gesehen, und du Wohlgefallen an mir gehabt hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Jacob: Noli ita, obsecro: sed si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, accipe munusculum de manibus meis. Sic enim vidi faciem tuam, quasi viderim vultum Dei: esto mihi propitius,