Genesis 33:4–9

33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept. 33:5 When Esau6 looked up7 and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob8 replied, “The children whom God has graciously given9 your servant.” 33:6 The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.10 33:7 Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

33:8 Esau11 then asked, “What did you intend12 by sending all these herds to meet me?”13 Jacob14 replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.” 33:9 But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”

6	tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7	tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”
8	tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9	tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”
10	tn Heb “and the female servants drew near, they and their children and they bowed down.”
11	tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12	tn Heb “Who to you?”
13	tn Heb “all this camp which I met.”
14	tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.