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Reconciliation and the Exchange of Gifts
Genesis 33:5-11
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And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their children, and said: What mean these? And do they belong to thee? He answered: They are the children which God hath given to me, thy servant.
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Then the handmaids and their children came near and bowed themselves.
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Lia also, with her children, came near and bowed down in like manner; and last of all, Joseph and Rachel bowed down.
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And Esau said: What are the droves that I met? He answered: That I might find favour before my lord.
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But he said: I have plenty, my brother, keep what is thine for thyself.
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And Jacob said: Do not so I beseech thee, but if I have found favour in thy eyes, receive a little present at my hands: for I have seen thy face, as if I should have seen the countenance of God: be gracious to me,
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And take the blessing which I have brought thee, and which God hath given me, who giveth all things. He took it with much ado at his brother's earnest pressing him,
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