Genesis 32:20
English Standard Version
20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him[a] with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”[b]
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- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew appease his face
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew he will lift my face
Genesis 32:20
New International Version
20 And be sure to say, ‘Your servant(A) Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts(B) I am sending on ahead;(C) later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”(D)
1 Samuel 25:27
English Standard Version
27 And now let this (A)present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.
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1 Samuel 25:27
New International Version
27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.
Proverbs 17:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
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- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
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