- Make an agreement with me by a present:
- or, Seek my favour by a present, Heb. Make with me a blessing, "And say¹ ye²° moreover,ª Behold,¹ thy servantª Jacobª [is] behind¹ us.² For¹ he said,ª° I will appeaseª°¹ him² with the presentª that goethª° before¹ me,² and afterwardª¹ I will seeª° his face;ª peradventure¹ he will acceptª°¹ of me.²" {Gen 32:20} + "Take,ª° I pray thee,¹¹ my blessingª that¹ is broughtª° to thee; because¹ Godª hath dealt graciously¹ with me,²° and because²°¹ I haveª enough.ª And he urgedª° him, and he tookª° [it]." {Gen 33:11} + "And now¹ this¹ blessingª which¹ thine handmaidª hath broughtª° unto my lord,ª let it even be givenª° unto the young menª that followªª° my lord.ª" {1Sm 25:27} + "Then Davidª putª° garrisonsª in Syriaª of Damascus:ª and the Syriansª became¹ servantsª to David,ª [and] broughtª° gifts.ª And the LORDª preservedª°¹ Davidª whithersoever¹¹ he went.ª°" {2Sm 8:6} + "And he returnedª° to¹ the manª of God,ª he¹ and all¹ his company,ª and came,ª° and stoodª° beforeª him: and he said,ª° Behold,¹ now¹ I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ Godª in all¹ the earth,ª but¹¹ in Israel:ª now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ takeª° a blessingª of¹¹ thy servant.ª" {2Kg 5:15} + "Hearkenª° not¹ to¹ Hezekiah:ª for¹ thus¹ saithª° the kingª of Assyria,ª Makeª° [an agreement] with¹ me by a present,ª and come outª° to¹ me, and [then] eatª° ye every manª of his own vine,ª and every oneª of his fig tree,ª and drinkª° ye every oneª the watersª of his cistern:ª" {2Kg 18:31} + "Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° untoª you,ª andª make up beforehandª° yourª bounty,ª whereof ye had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beª° ready,ªª asª [a matter of] bounty,ª andª notª asª [of] covetousness.ª" {2Co 9:5} *marg.
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