Genesis 33:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Look, I and the sons whom the LORD has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
  • Gen 48:9 : 9 Joseph said to his father,“They are the sons God has given me in this place.” His father said,“Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
  • Ruth 4:13 : 13 A Grandson is Born to Naomi So Boaz married Ruth and slept with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 For this boy I prayed, and the LORD has given me the request that I asked of him.
  • 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
  • Heb 2:13 : 13 Again he says,“I will be confident in him,” and again,“Here I am, with the children God has given me.”
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

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