Genesis 33:7
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.
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
- KJV
- And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- WEB
- Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- ASV
- And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- DARBY
- And Leah also, with her children, drew near, and they bowed. And lastly Joseph drew near, and Rachel, and they bowed.
- BLB
- And Leah also came near, and her children, and they bowed themselves. And afterward Joseph came near, and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- ÅB
- og Lea gikk også fram med sine barn, og de bøyde seg, og deretter gikk Josef og Rakel fram og bøyde seg.
- OTB
- Lea og hennes barn kom også frem og bøyde seg. Til slutt nærmet Josef og Rakel seg og bøyde seg.
- B1930
- og Lea gikk også frem med sine barn, og de bøide sig, og derefter gikk Josef og Rakel frem og bøide sig.