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Berean Standard Bible

“But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.”

Genesis 33:10

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After twenty years of separation, Jacob returns home fearing revenge from Esau. Instead Esau runs to meet him and embraces him, and Jacob offers gifts.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Jacob: No, yo te ruego, si he hallado ahora gracia en tus ojos, toma mi presente de mi mano, pues que así he visto tu rostro, como si hubiera visto el rostro de Dios; y hazme placer.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―No, te ruego que los aceptes —dijo Jacob—, porque al verte me parece estar viendo a Dios mismo, pues me has recibido con mucha bondad.

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