Verse 5

I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, and male and female servants. I have sent this message to inform my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 33:8 : 8 Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”
• Gen 33:15 : 15 So Esau said,“Let me leave some of my men with you.”“Why do that?” Jacob replied.“My lord has already been kind enough to me.”
• Gen 47:25 : 25 They replied,“You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”
• Ruth 2:2 : 2 One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi,“Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so.” Naomi replied,“You may go, my daughter.”
• 1 Sam 1:18 : 18 She said,“May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.
• 2 Sam 16:4 : 4 The king said to Ziba,“Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied,“I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”
• Job 6:22 : 22 Friends’ Fears“Have I ever said,‘Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’?
• Gen 33:11 : 11 Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need.” When Jacob urged him, he took it.
• Gen 30:43-31:1 : 43 In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys. 1 Jacob’s Flight from Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining,“Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”
• Gen 31:16 : 16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”