Genesis 33:4
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
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Compare
- BSB
- Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- KJV
- And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- WEB
- Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
- ASV
- And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- DARBY
- And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
- BLB
- And Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and he fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
- ÅB
- Men Esau løp ham i møte og omfavnet ham og falt ham om halsen og kysset ham, og de gråt.
- OTB
- Esau løp for å møte Jakob, omfavnet ham, falt om halsen på ham og kysset ham, og de gråt begge.
- B1930
- Men Esau løp ham i møte og omfavnet ham og falt ham om halsen og kysset ham, og de gråt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 45:14–15
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Read in contextPsalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Read in contextLuke 15:20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Read in contextGenesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Read in contextGenesis 45:2
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
Read in contextGenesis 46:29
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Read in contextActs 20:37
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
Read in contextProverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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