Read Genesis 33

World English Bible · 20 verses

1. ¹ Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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