Genesis 33:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, What meanest thou by all this drovea which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. ”

Genesis 33:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob and Esau Meet 17. סכת sûkkôth , Sukkoth, “booths,” consisting of poles forming a roof covered with branches, leaves, or grass. 19. חמור chămôr Chamor, “ass, red, heap.” קשׂ...
Genesis 33:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33. The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. Genesis 33:1-17 is in the main from J, but bits of E have been woven in ( Genesis 33:5 b , Genesis 33:10 b , Genesis 33:11 a ). The actu...
Genesis 33:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. What meanest thou by all this drove ? He does not inquire as if he were altogether ignorant; seeing he had heard from the servants, that oxen and camels and asses and other cattle were se...
Genesis 33:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
Genesis 33:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. What meanest thou by all this drove? - literally, Who, or what to t...
Genesis 33:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-16. Jacob and Esau meet peaceably. 17-20. Jacob settles in Canaan.
Genesis 33:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
Genesis 33:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob and Esau Reconciled Genesis 33:1-17 Many things, like this meeting with Esau, are worse in anticipation than in actuality. The brothers were on the same old terms as before that filching...
Genesis 33:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The morning broke and Jacob-or Israel as he had now become- went forward to meet Esau. How strange a mixture there was in the make-up of this man is once more clearly evident. It is patent that fear...
Genesis 33:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is one thing to have enough of this world's goods, and it is another to have the Lord himself for our portion. Genesis 27:39 .
Genesis 33:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, what [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met ?.... Not as being ignorant of the design of it; for no doubt the several drovers, according to their instructions from Jacob, had acqu...
Genesis 33:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 9. I have enough, my brother. ] Here is no mention of God: God...
Genesis 33:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BROTHERS MEET AGAIN Jacob's trepidation is not eased when he sees that Esau has passed by all the droves and is coming with his four hundred men to meet Jacob. He even divides his family at th...
Genesis 33:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. 6 Then the handm...
Genesis 33:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He knew his meaning before from the servants mouths; but he asks, that he might both be more certainly informed of the truth, and have an occasion for a civil refusal of the gift.
Genesis 33:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “To find favour in the sight of my lord.” ' Esau here refers to the droves which had been sent in front ( Genesis 32:1...
Genesis 33:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 33:3 . Bowed himself to the ground seven times.] “He bowed himself after the Eastern fashion, bending the body so that the face nearly touches the ground. The text gives...
Genesis 33:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 33:1-2 . And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids....
Genesis 33:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 33:3 . Bowed himself to the ground. He then rose and walked a little farther, and bowed again; so he did seven times until he approached his brother. Homage of this kind was first paid to...
Genesis 33:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him The reconciliation of Jacob and Esau I. IT ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS OF THE TWO BROTHERS. 1. Esau was generous and forgivin...
Genesis 33:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 33:1 , Genesis 33:2 And Jacob , having the day before dispatched his conciliatory gift to Esau, turned his back upon the Jabbok, having crossed to the south bank, i...
Genesis 33:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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. Jacob's answer to Esau's question as to the meaning of the train of small c...
Genesis 33:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

What meanest thou by all this drove? Heb. What is all this Genesis 32:13-20 to find. Genesis 32:5 Genesis 39:5 Esther 2:17

Genesis 33:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 33:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 33:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 33:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 33:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 33:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 33:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge