20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him1 with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”2
27 And now let this bpresent that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.
8 yA bribe is like a magic1 stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
Kristyn Getty is an award-winning singer-songwriter. Her voice is synonymous with hymns, having founded, along with her husband, Keith, the Getty Music Organization, which helps people learn the Bible through hymns to carry for life. Kristyn performs annual shows at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Grand Ole Opry, where she leads the Sing! conference—based on her book by the same name. She is particularly passionate about helping children and families learn their faith through song. Kristyn and Keith are originally from Northern Ireland and now live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their four daughters.
David Cochran Heath (1952–2022) was a narrator who worked on over 140 audiobooks. Heath worked in radio and theater for thirty-five years, including voicing characters for computer games and television, narrating a radio program for kids, and working as a senior member of the acting ensemble of the Lamb’s Players Theatre.
