Genesis 33 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

Jacob Meets Esau

Gen 33:1And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children to Leah, and to Rachel, and to the two handmaids.

Gen 33:2

Gen 33:2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Gen 33:3

Gen 33:3And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, till he came near to his brother.

Gen 33:4

Gen 33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Gen 33:5

Gen 33:5And 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 to thy servant.

Gen 33:6

Gen 33:6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Gen 33:7

Gen 33:7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Gen 33:8

Gen 33:8And 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.

Gen 33:9

Gen 33:9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep what thou hast to thyself.

Gen 33:10

Gen 33:10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast been pleased with me.

Gen 33:11

Gen 33:11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough: and he urged him, and he took it.

Gen 33:12

Gen 33:12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

Gen 33:13

Gen 33:13And he said to him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me, and if men should over-drive them one day, all the flock will die.

Gen 33:14

Gen 33:14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on slowly, according as the cattle that go before me, and the children are able to endure; until I come to my lord to Seir.

Gen 33:15

Gen 33:15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the people that are with me: And he said, What needeth it? Let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

Gen 33:16

Gen 33:16So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

Gen 33:17

Gen 33:17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Jacob Settles in Shechem

Gen 33:18

Gen 33:18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

Gen 33:19

Gen 33:19And he bought a part of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

Gen 33:20

Gen 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.

The Webster Bible was translated by Noah Webster in 1833 in order to bring the language of the bible up to date. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Genesis 33 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

Jacob Meets Esau

Jacob Settles in Shechem

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