< Genesis 33 >

1 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.
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2 And he put the maidservants and children their first and Leah and children her behind and Rachel and Joseph behind.
3 And he he passed on before them and he bowed down [the] ground towards seven times until drew near he to brother his.
4 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 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 And they approached the maidservants they and children their and they bowed down.
7 And she approached also Leah and children her and they bowed down and after he approached Joseph and Rachel and they bowed down.
8 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 And he said Esau there [belongs] to me much O brother my let it be[long] to you [that] which [belongs] to you.
10 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 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 And he said let us set out and let us go and I will go to before you.
13 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 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 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 And he returned on the day that Esau to way his Seir towards.
17 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 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 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 And he set up there an altar and he called it El Elohe Israel.

< Genesis 33 >