Genesis 33:3
“And hee passed ouer before them, and bowed himselfe to the ground seuen times, vntill hee came neere to his brother.”
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Genesis 33:3 Context
1And Iacob lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and hee diuided the children vnto Leah, and vnto Rachel, and vnto the two handmaids. 2And he put the handmaides, and their chidren foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Ioseph hindermost. 3And hee passed ouer before them, and bowed himselfe to the ground seuen times, vntill hee came neere to his brother. 4And Esau ran to meete him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept. 5And he lift vp his eyes, and sawe the women, and the children, and said, who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously giuen thy seruant.
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Other Translations for Genesis 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- King James Version
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.
- Basic English Bible
And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Darby Bible
And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, till he came near to his brother.
- Webster's Bible
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- World English Bible
And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 33:3
33:3 He bowed - Though he feared Esau as an enemy, yet he did obeisance to him as an elder brother.