< Genesis 33 >

1 Jacob saw Esau in the distance, coming towards him with four hundred men. So he split up the children between Leah, Rachel and the two personal maids.
And he lifted up Jacob eyes his and he saw and there! Esau [was] coming and [were] with him four hundred man and he divided the children with Leah and with Rachel and with [the] two the maidservants.
2 He placed the two personal maids with their children first, then Leah and her children, and Rachel and Joseph last.
And he put the maidservants and children their first and Leah and children her behind and Rachel and Joseph behind.
3 Then Jacob went ahead of them and bowed low to the ground seven times before approaching his brother.
And he he passed on before them and he bowed down [the] ground towards seven times until drew near he to brother his.
4 Esau ran over to him and hugged him. He put his arms around his neck and kissed him. The two of them wept.
And he ran Esau to meet him and he embraced him and he fell on (neck his *Q(k)*) and he kissed him and they wept.
5 Then Esau looked around at the women and children. “Who are these people with you?” he asked. “They are the children God graciously gave your servant,” Jacob replied.
And he lifted up eyes his and he saw the women and the children and he said who? [are] these to you and he said the children whom he has shown favor to God servant your.
6 The personal maids and their children came over and bowed down.
And they approached the maidservants they and children their and they bowed down.
7 Then Leah and her children came over and bowed down. Lastly Joseph and Rachel came over and bowed down.
And she approached also Leah and children her and they bowed down and after he approached Joseph and Rachel and they bowed down.
8 “What were all the livestock for that I met on the way?” Esau asked. “They're a gift to you my lord so you'd treat me well,” Jacob answered.
And he said who? to you [is] all the camp this which I have met and he said to find favor in [the] eyes of lord my.
9 “I have more than enough, my brother! You keep what you have,” said Esau.
And he said Esau there [belongs] to me much O brother my let it be[long] to you [that] which [belongs] to you.
10 “No, please!” Jacob insisted. “If you're happy with me, then please accept the gift I'm giving you. Now I've seen your face again it's like seeing the face of God, and you have welcomed me so kindly!
And he said Jacob may not [it be] please if please I have found favor in view your and you will accept gift my from hand my for since I have seen face your like seeing [the] face of God and you have accepted favorably me.
11 Please take the gift I've brought to you because God has treated me so well and I have so much.” So Esau accepted it.
Take please blessing my which it was brought to you for he has shown favor to me God and that there [belongs] to me everything and he urged him and he took [it].
12 “Let's get on our way,” Esau said. “I'll go ahead of you.”
And he said let us set out and let us go and I will go to before you.
13 “My lord can see that the children are weak,” Jacob responded. “Also, the goats, sheep, and cattle are nursing their young, and if I push them too hard, they'll all die.
And he said to him lord my [is] knowing that the children [are] weak and the sheep and the cattle [are] nursing with me and people will drive hard them a day one and they will die all the flock.
14 You go on, my lord, and your servant will come along slowly, walking with the children, and I'll meet you at Seir.”
Let him pass on please lord my before servant his and I (I will journey on *LBH(a)*) to gentleness my to [the] foot of the property which [is] before me and to [the] foot of the children until that I will come to lord my Seir towards.
15 “Fine, but let me leave some of my men with you,” said Esau. “You're very kind, but there's no need to do that,” Jacob replied.
And he said Esau let me place please with you some of the people which [is] with me and he said why? this let me find favor in [the] eyes of lord my.
16 So Esau started on his way back to Seir that day.
And he returned on the day that Esau to way his Seir towards.
17 But Jacob headed to Succoth, where he built himself a house and shelters for the livestock. That's why the place is called Succoth.
And Jacob he set out Succoth towards and he built for himself a house and for livestock his he made shelters there-fore he called [the] name of the place Succoth.
18 Later Jacob continued his journey from Paddan-aram. He arrived safely at Shechem in the country of Canaan where he camped outside the town.
And he came Jacob safe [the] city of Shechem which [is] in [the] land of Canaan when came he from Paddan Aram and he camped with [the] face of the city.
19 He bought the plot of ground where he was camping from the sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem, for 100 pieces of money.
And he bought [the] portion of the field where he had pitched there tent his from [the] hand of [the] sons of Hamor [the] father of Shechem for a hundred piece[s] of money.
20 He built an altar there and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
And he set up there an altar and he called it El Elohe Israel.

< Genesis 33 >