Genesis 33:1–10

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 2 He put the female servants and their childrenu in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Josephv in the rear. 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the groundw seven timesx as he approached his brother.

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

6 Then the female servants and their childrenc approached and bowed down.d 7 Next, Leah and her childrene came and bowed down.f Last of all came Joseph and Rachel,g and they too bowed down.

8 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.

9 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

s	Ge 32:6
t	Ge 32:7
u	Ge 32:6
v	Ge 30:24
w	Ge 32:6 Ge 32:7 Ge 17:3 Ge 37:7–10 Ge 42:6 Ge 43:26 Ge 44:14 Ge 48:12 1 Sa 20:41
x	2 Ki 5:10 2 Ki 5:14
y	Ge 27:41–42
z	Ge 29:11 Lk 15:20
a	Ge 27:27
b	Ge 18:3 Ge 48:9 Ps 127:3 Is 8:18
c	Ge 33:2
d	Ge 33:3
e	Ge 33:2
f	Ge 33:3
g	Ge 30:24
h	Ge 32:14–16
i	Ge 24:9 Ge 32:5
j	Ge 33:11 Ge 13:6
k	Ge 30:27 Ge 32:5
l	Ge 32:13
m	Ge 16:13
n	Ge 32:20