Genesis 33
1 Then Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! Esau, coming in, —and with him, four hundred men. So he divided the children—unto Leah and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids;
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2 and put the handmaids and their children first, —and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph next;
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 but he himself, passed over before them, and bowed himself to the earth seven times, until he had come near unto his brother.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 Then ran Esau to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, —and they wept.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 Then lifted he up his eyes, and beheld the women and the children, and said What are these to thee? And he said—The children wherewith God hath favoured thy servant,
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which Elohim hath graciously given thy servant.
6 Then came near the handmaids, they—and their children, —and bowed themselves.
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 Then came near Leah also with her children, —and they bowed themselves. And afterwards, came near Joseph with Rachel, and they bowed themselves,
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 Then said he, What to thee is all this camp, which I have fallen in with? And he said, —To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find favour in the sight of my master.
9 Then said Esau, I have an abundance, —my brother, be thine what thou hast!
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10 Then said Jacob, Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then thou wilt take my present at my hand, —For on this account, hath my seeing thy face been like seeing the face of God in that thou wast well-pleased with me.
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favour in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of Elohim, and thou wast pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee my blessing which hath been brought in to thee, because God hath shewed me favour and because I have everything. So he was urgent with him and he took it.
Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because Elohim hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then he said, Let us break up and go, and let me go on before thee.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 And he said unto him, My lord, is taking note, that, the children are tender, —and the flocks and the herds are giving suck with me, —and, should I overdrive them a single day, then would all the flocks die.
And he said unto him, My master knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee pass over before his servant, and let, me, lead on in my own easy way, at the pace of the cattle that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until that I come in unto my lord, towards Seir.
Let my master, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my master unto Seir.
15 Then said Esau: Let me leave, I pray thee, along with thee, some of the people who are with me! And he said—Why so? let me find favour in the eyes of my lord!
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favour in the sight of my master.
16 So Esau returned, that day, to his journey towards Mount Seir.
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17 But, Jacob, brake up towards Succoth, and built for himself a house, for his cattle, made he places of shelter, for which cause, the name of the place was called, Succoth.
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, —when he came in from Padan-aram, —and he encamped before the city.
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought the portion of the field where he had spread out his tent, at the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, —for a hundred kesitahs.
And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20 And he set up there an altar, —and called it, El-elohe-Israel.
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
