Chapter 33

And Jacob lifted up⁴ his eyes, and looked,⁴ and, behold, Esau came,⁶ and with him four hundred men. And he divided⁴ the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

And he put⁴ the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

And he passed over¹ before them, and bowed¹⁰¹ himself to the ground seven times, until he came near² to his brother.

And Esau ran⁴ to meet² him, and embraced¹⁷ him, and fell⁴ on his neck, and kissed⁴ him: and they wept.⁴

And he lifted up⁴ his eyes, and saw⁴ the women and the children; and said,⁴ Who [are] those with thee? And he said,⁴ The children which God hath graciously given¹ thy servant.

Then the handmaidens came near,⁴ they and their children, and they bowed¹⁰¹ themselves.

And Leah also with her children came near,⁴ and bowed¹⁰¹ themselves: and after came Joseph near⁸ and Rachel, and they bowed¹⁰¹ themselves.

And he said,⁴ What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met?¹ And he said,⁴ [These are] to find² grace in the sight of my lord.

And Esau said,⁴ I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

And Jacob said,⁴ Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found¹ grace in thy sight, then receive¹ my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen¹ thy face, as though I had seen² the face of God, and thou wast pleased⁴ with me.

Take,³ I pray thee, my blessing that is brought⁹⁰ to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me,¹ and because I have enough. And he urged⁴ him, and he took⁴ [it].

And he said,⁴ Let us take our journey,⁴ and let us go,⁴ and I will go⁴ before thee.

And he said⁴ unto him, My lord knoweth⁶ that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young⁶ [are] with me: and if men should overdrive¹ them one day, all the flock will die.¹

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over⁴ before his servant: and I will lead on¹⁰¹ softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come⁴ unto my lord unto Seir.

And Esau said,⁴ Let me now leave⁵⁵ with thee [some] of the folk that [are] with me. And he said,⁴ What needeth it? let me find⁴ grace in the sight of my lord.

So Esau returned⁴ that day on his way unto Seir.

And Jacob journeyed¹ to Succoth, and built⁴ him an house, and made¹ booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called¹ Succoth.

And Jacob came⁴ to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came² from Padanaram; and pitched his tent⁴ before the city.

And he bought⁴ a parcel of a field, where he had spread¹ his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.

And he erected⁵⁵ there an altar, and called⁴ it Elelohe-Israel.