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 Gen 33:1 |
Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants. |
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Gen 33:2 |
He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. |
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Gen 33:3 |
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. |
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Gen 33:4 |
But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. |
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Gen 33:5 |
Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. "Who are these with you?" he asked. Jacob answered, "They are the children God has graciously given your servant." |
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Gen 33:6 |
Then the female servants and their children approached and bowed down. |
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Gen 33:7 |
Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down. Last of all came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed down. |
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Gen 33:8 |
Esau asked, "What's the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?" "To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said. |
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Gen 33:9 |
But Esau said, "I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself." |
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Gen 33:10 |
"No, please!" said Jacob. "If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably. |
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Gen 33:11 |
Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need." And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it. |
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Gen 33:12 |
Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way; I'll accompany you." |
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Gen 33:13 |
But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die. |
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Gen 33:14 |
So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir." |
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Gen 33:15 |
Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." "But why do that?" Jacob asked. "Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord." |
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Gen 33:16 |
So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir. |
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Gen 33:17 |
Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth. [fn] |
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Gen 33:18 |
After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, [fn] he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. |
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Gen 33:19 |
For a hundred pieces of silver, [fn] he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent. |
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Gen 33:20 |
There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel. [fn] |
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