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Genesis 33:15
New English Translation
Genesis 33:15
New English Translation
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave some of my men with you.”[a] “Why do that?” Jacob replied.[b] “My lord has already been kind enough to me.”[c]
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- Genesis 33:15 tn The cohortative verbal form here indicates a polite offer of help.
- Genesis 33:15 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Why this?’” The referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified for clarity, and the order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 33:15 tn Heb “I am finding favor in the eyes of my lord.”
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