And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their children, and said: What mean these? And do they belong to thee? He answered: They are the children which God hath given to me, thy servant.
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר הַיְלָדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
Upon witnessing the gathering of the family of believers, he was filled with astonishment and awe, prompting him to inquire. What did the righteous individual proclaim? "These are the children," he declared, "whom God has granted to your servant." Observe the magnitude of strength within his humility and how, through his gentle speech, he mitigated his brother's fury.
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