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Jacob Meets Esau

And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants.

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Jacob and Esau Meet

Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

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And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.

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And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

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Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

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But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

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But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

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And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

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And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”
So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

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Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down.

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Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.

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Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down.

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And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.

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Esau said, “What do you mean by all this companya that I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

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But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

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Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.

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And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

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Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it.

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Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have [a]enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.

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Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead ofb you.”

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Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”

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But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die.

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But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die.

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Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

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Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, [b]are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

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So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.”
But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

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So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

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But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.c

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And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made [c]booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called [d]Succoth.

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And Jacob came safelyd to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city.

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Jacob Comes to Canaan

Then Jacob came [e]safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city.

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And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, he bought for a hundred pieces of moneye the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent.

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And he bought the parcel of [f]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

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There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.f

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Then he erected an altar there and called it El[g] Elohe Israel.

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Genesis 33

Genesis 33