Genesis 33
1 Now Jacob looked up and saw that Esau approaching, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
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.
2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph last.
He placed the two personal maids with their children first, then Leah and her children, and Rachel and Joseph last.
3 He himself went on ahead of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he approached his brother.
Then Jacob went ahead of them and bowed low to the ground seven times before approaching his brother.
4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. And they wept.
Esau ran over to him and hugged him. He put his arms around his neck and kissed him. The two of them wept.
5 And he looked up 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."
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.
6 Then the female servants came forward with their children, and they bowed themselves.
The personal maids and their children came over and bowed down.
7 Leah also and her children came forward, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came forward with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Then Leah and her children came over and bowed down. Lastly Joseph and Rachel came over and bowed down.
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."
“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.
9 Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself."
“I have more than enough, my brother! You keep what you have,” said Esau.
10 Jacob said, "No, please, if I have now found favor in our sight, then accept my present from my hand, because I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, since you have accepted me.
“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!
11 Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has been gracious to me, and because I have enough." Thus he urged him, and he took it.
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.
12 Esau said, "Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go ahead of you."
“Let's get on our way,” Esau said. “I'll go ahead of you.”
13 Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the sheep and cattle with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, the whole herd will die.
“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.
14 Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will move along slowly, at the pace of the herds that are before me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir."
You go on, my lord, and your servant will come along slowly, walking with the children, and I'll meet you at Seir.”
15 Esau said, "Let me now leave with you some of my people who are with me." But he said, "What need is there? Please indulge me, my lord."
“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.
16 So Esau returned that day on the road to Seir.
So Esau started on his way back to Seir that day.
17 But Jacob traveled to Succoth, and he built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
But Jacob headed to Succoth, where he built himself a house and shelters for the livestock. That's why the place is called Succoth.
18 After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, and camped near the city.
Later Jacob continued his journey from Paddan-aram. He arrived safely at Shechem in the country of Canaan where he camped outside the town.
19 He purchased the parcel of land where he had pitched his tent, from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred kesitahs.
He bought the plot of ground where he was camping from the sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem, for 100 pieces of money.
20 He erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
He built an altar there and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
