Quotes About Gift

Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

then you are to say, ëThey belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.í”

You are also to say, ëLook, your servant Jacob is right behind us.í” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.

Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Josephís arrival at noon.

“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ëAny man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.

So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl. Then he went into the city.

I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,

“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.