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Genesis 33:1–11

Jacob Meets Esau

33 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men;s so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.t He put the female servants and their childrenu in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Josephv in the rear. He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the groundw seven timesx as he approached his brother.

But Esauy ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.z And they wept.a 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.b

Then the female servants and their childrenc approached and bowed down.d Next, Leah and her childrene came and bowed down.f Last of all came Joseph and Rachel,g and they too bowed down.

Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”h

“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,”i he said.

But Esau said, “I already have plenty,j my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”

10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,k accept this giftl from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,m now that you have received me favorably.n 11 Please accept the presento that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to mep and I have all I need.”q And because Jacob insisted,r Esau accepted it.

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