20 and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will (A)appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”

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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)

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10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I (A)have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

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10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,(A) accept this gift(B) from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,(C) now that you have received me favorably.(D)

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25 Then they made the present ready for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there.

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25 They prepared their gifts(A) for Joseph’s arrival at noon,(B) because they had heard that they were to eat there.

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26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and (A)bowed down before him to the earth.

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26 When Joseph came home,(A) they presented to him the gifts(B) they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.(C)

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16 (A)A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.

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16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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