Genesis 33:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth 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

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Gen 19:19 : 19 behold now, thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die:
Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], 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 near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor 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 weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Exod 33:12-13 : 12 And Moses said unto Jehovah, 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 favor in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor 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 favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?
1 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah 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, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
2 Sam 14:28 : 28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he 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 were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.
Job 33:26 : 26 He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
Ps 41:11 : 11 By this I know that thou delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Jer 31:2 : 2 Thus saith Jehovah, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
Matt 18:10 : 10 See that you 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 who is in heaven.
Rev 22:4 : 4 and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 33:11
84%
11Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
Gen 33:15
80%
15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the sight of my lord.
Gen 33:8-9
2 verses
79%
8And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let that which thou hast be thine.
Gen 32:29-30
2 verses
78%
29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Judg 6:17
78%
17And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
Gen 32:20
77%
20and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.
Gen 30:27-31
5 verses
75%
27And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
29And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
Gen 31:5
75%
5and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.
Gen 33:5
75%
5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.
Gen 31:42
74%
42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Gen 32:9
74%
9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:
Gen 18:3
74%
3and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Gen 32:5
73%
5and I have oxen, and asses, [and] flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.
Gen 31:2
73%
2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.
Gen 32:27
73%
27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Gen 35:9
72%
9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.
Gen 27:36
72%
36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Exod 33:17
72%
17And Jehovah said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found favor in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exod 33:13
72%
13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
Gen 31:12
72%
12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
Gen 48:11
71%
11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.
Ruth 2:10
71%
10Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?
Gen 32:18
71%
18then thou shalt say, [They are] thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us.
Gen 35:1
71%
1And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Gen 28:20
71%
20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Gen 27:19-20
2 verses
71%
19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.
Gen 46:30
70%
30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.