< Genesis 33 >

1 Jacob looked up and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. Jacob divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
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 Then he put the female servants and their children in front, followed by Leah and her children, and followed by Rachel and Joseph last of all.
And he put the maidservants and children their first and Leah and children her behind and Rachel and Joseph behind.
3 He himself went on ahead of them. He bowed toward the ground seven times, until he came near to 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 to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they 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 When Esau looked up, he saw the women and the children. He said, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
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 Then the female servants came forward with their children, and they bowed down.
And they approached the maidservants they and children their and they bowed down.
7 Next Leah also and her children came forward and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward 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 Esau said, “What do you mean by all these groups that I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my master.”
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 Esau said, “I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
And he said Esau there [belongs] to me much O brother my let it be[long] to you [that] which [belongs] to you.
10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then accept my gift from my hand, for indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.
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 accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus Jacob urged him, and 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 Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way. I will go before you.”
And he said let us set out and let us go and I will go to before you.
13 Jacob said to him, “My master knows that the children are young, and that the sheep and the cattle are nursing their young. If they are driven hard even one day, all the animals will 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 Please let my master go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until I come to my master in 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 Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of my men who are with me.” But Jacob said, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
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 that day started on his way back to Seir.
And he returned on the day that Esau to way his Seir towards.
17 Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of 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 When Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan. He camped near the city.
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 Then he bought the piece of ground where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
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 There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.
And he set up there an altar and he called it El Elohe Israel.

< Genesis 33 >