Genesis 33:4
“And Esau ran to meete him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.”
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Genesis 33:4 Context
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. 6Then the handmaidens came neere; they and their children, and they bowed themselues.
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Other Translations for Genesis 33:4
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- King James Version
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.
- Basic English Bible
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
- Darby Bible
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- Webster's Bible
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
- World English Bible
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 33:4
33:4 And Esau ran to meet him - Not in passion but in love. Embraced him, fell on his neck and kissed him - God hath the hearts of all men in his hands, and can turn them when and how he pleases. He can of a sudden convert enemies into friends, as he did two Sauls, one by restraining grace, #1Sam 26:21|,25, the other by renewing grace, #Acts 9:21|. And they wept - Jacob wept for joy to be thus kindly received; Esau perhaps wept for grief and shame to think of the ill design he had conceived against his brother.