Genesis 33:9

9 Then Esau said, "{I have enough} my brother; {keep what you have}."

Genesis 33:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:9

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother
Or "I have much" {o}, and stand in no need of this present, or have much more than thou hast: keep that thou hast unto thyself;
for the use of himself and family, which is large; in this Esau showed himself not only not a covetous man, but that he was truly reconciled to his brother, and needed not anything from him, to make up the difference between them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (br yl vy) "est mihi multum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; "plurima", V. L. "quamplurima", Vatablus.

Genesis 33:9 In-Context

7 Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.

8 And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."

9 Then Esau said, "{I have enough} my brother; {keep what you have}."

10 And Jacob said, "No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, you must take my gift from my hand, for then I have seen your face [which is] like seeing the face of God, and you have received me.

11 Please take my gift which has been brought to you, for God has dealt graciously with me, and because {I have enough}." And he urged him, so he took [it].

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "There is to me abundance"
• [b]. Literally "let what is to you be to you"