⁸ Then Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" And he said, "These are to find favor in the sight of my lord."

⁸ And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove [1] which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

⁸ "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked. Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."