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Genesis 33:3

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33:3But Jacob4 himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached5 his brother.

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Footnotes

  1. 4 Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 5 Heb “until his drawing near unto his brother.” The construction uses the preposition with the infinitive construct to express a temporal clause.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.