Genesis 33:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל־נָא֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer yaʿăqōb not-please if-please māṣāʾtî ḥēn in ʿênêkā and lāqaḥtā minḥātî from yādî because therefore rāʾîtî pānêkā like kirʾōt pənê ʾĕlōhîm wə-tirṣēnî

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob
*māṣāʾtî*: Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have found
*ḥēn*: noun, masculine singular - favor/grace
*ʿênêkā*: noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*lāqaḥtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have taken/received
*minḥātî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my gift/present
*yādî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my hand
*rāʾîtî*: Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have seen
*pānêkā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face
*kirʾōt*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - like seeing
*pənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - face of
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
*wə-tirṣēnî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and you have accepted me

Word Meanings

*māṣāʾtî*: I have found/I find
*ḥēn*: favor/grace/acceptance
*lāqaḥtā*: you have taken/received/accepted
*minḥātî*: my gift/present/offering
*rāʾîtî*: I have seen/I see
*pānêkā*: your face/presence
*kirʾōt*: like seeing/as one sees
*pənê*: face of/presence of
*tirṣēnî*: you have accepted me/favored me/shown goodwill to me

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 19:19 : 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Gen 43:3 : 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
Gen 47:29 : 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
Gen 50:4 : 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,
Exod 33:12-13 : 12 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. 13 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.
Ruth 2:10 : 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
1 Sam 20:3 : 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.
2 Sam 3:13 : 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 Sam 14:24 : 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.
2 Sam 14:28 : 28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
2 Sam 14:32 : 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.
Job 33:26 : 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.
Ps 41:11 : 11 By this I know{H8804)} that thou favourest{H8804)} me, because mine enemy{H8802)} doth not triumph{H8686)} over me.
Jer 31:2 : 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.
Matt 18:10 : 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Rev 22:4 : 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

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