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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.
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.
Jacob and Esau Make Peace
Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives.
Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives.
And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.
But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
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.”
So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?”
“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.
Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him.
And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him.
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.”
And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
“And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked.
Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”
Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”
But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
“My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.”
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.
But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God!
Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift.
Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
“Well,” Esau said, “let’s be going. I will lead the way.”
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.
But Jacob replied, “You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die.
Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.”
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.”
But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
“All right,” Esau said, “but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you.”
Jacob responded, “That’s not necessary. It’s enough that you’ve received me warmly, my lord!”
Jacob responded, “That’s not necessary. It’s enough that you’ve received me warmly, my lord!”
So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day.
Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).
Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town.