33:1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and
beheld, and lo! Esau his brother coming, and four hundred men with him; and
Jacob divided the children to Lea and to Rachel, and the two handmaidens.
33:2 And he put the two handmaidens and their children with the first, and
Lea and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
33:3 But he advanced himself before them, and did reverence to the ground
seven times, until he drew near to his brother.
33:4 And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him; and they both wept.
33:5 And Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, and said, What
are these to thee? And he said, The children with which God has mercifully
blessed thy servant.
33:6 And the maid-servants and their children drew near and did reverence.
33:7 And Lea and her children drew near and did reverence; and after this
drew near Rachel and Joseph, and did reverence.
33:8 And he said, What are these things to thee, all these companies that I
have met? And he said, That thy servant might find grace in thy sight, my
lord.
33:9 And Esau said, I have much, my brother; keep thine own.
33:10 And Jacob said, If I have found grace in thy sight, receive the gifts
through my hands; therefore have I seen thy face, as if any one should see
the face of God, and thou shalt be well-pleased with me.
33:11 Receive my blessings, which I have brought thee, because God has had
mercy on me, and I have all things; and he constrained him, and he took
[them].
33:12 And he said, Let us depart, and proceed right onward.
33:13 And he said to him, My lord knows, that the children are very tender,
and the flocks and the herds with me are with young; if then I shall drive
them hard one day, all the cattle will die.
33:14 Let my lord go on before his servant, and I shall have strength on the
road according to the ease of the journey before me, and according to the
strength of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.
33:15 And Esau said, I will leave with thee some of the people who are with
me. And he said, Why so? it is enough that I have found favour before thee,
[my] lord.
33:16 And Esau returned on that day on his journey to Seir.
33:17 And Jacob departs to his tents; and he made for himself there
habitations, and for his cattle he made booths; therefore he called the name
of that place, Booths.
33:18 And Jacob came to Salem, a city of Secima, which is in the land of
Chanaan, when he departed out of Mesopotamia of Syria, and took up a
position in front of the city.
33:19 And he bought the portion of the field, where he pitched his tent, of
Emmor the father of Sychem, for a hundred lambs.
33:20 And he set up there an alter, and called on the God of Israel. |
33:1 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.
33:2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her
children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
33:3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven
times, until he came near to his brother.
33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and they wept.
33:5 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 God hath
graciously given thy servant.
33:6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed
themselves.
33:7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and
after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
33:8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he
said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
33:9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto
thyself.
33:10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace 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 God, and thou wast pleased with me.
33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God
hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him,
and he took it.
33:12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go
before thee.
33:13 And he said unto him, My lord 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.
33:14 Let my lord, 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 lord unto Seir.
33:15 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 grace in the sight of my
lord.
33:16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
33:17 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.
33:18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of
Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
33:19 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.
33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael. |