Bible (King James)/Genesis/Chapter 33

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CHAP. XXXIII.
1 The kindneſs of Jacob and Eſau at their meeting. 17 Jacob cometh to Succoth. 18 At Shalem he buyeth a field, and buildeth an altar called El-elohe-Iſrael.

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, [1] Eſau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

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 [2] bowed himſelf to the ground ſeven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 [3] And Eſau ran to meet him, and embraced him, [4] 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 †† Heb. to thee. with thee? And he ſaid, The children [5] which God hath graciouſly given thy ſervant.

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

7 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, †† Heb. What is all this band to thee? What meaneſt thou by [6] all this drove which I met? And he ſaid, Theſe are [7] to find grace in the ſight of my lord.

9 And Eſau ſaid, I have enough, my brother; †† Heb. be that to thee that is thine. keep that thou haſt unto thyſelf.

10 And 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 [8] have ſeen thy face, as though I had ſeen the face of God, and thou waſt pleaſed with me.

11 Take, I pray thee, [9] my bleſſing that is brought to thee; becauſe God hath dealt graciouſly with me, and becauſe I have †† Heb. all things.
Phil. 4. 18. enough. [10] And he urged him, and he took it.

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

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

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, paſs over before his ſervant: and I will lead on ſoftly, according †† Heb. according to the foot of the work, &c. and according to the foot of the children. as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord [11] unto Seir.

15 And Eſau ſaid, Let me now †† Heb. ſet, or, place. leave with thee ſome of the folk that are with me. And he ſaid, †† Heb. Wherefore is this? What needeth it? [12] let me find grace in the ſight of my lord.

​16 So Eſau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

17 ¶ And Jacob journeyed to [13] Succoth, and built him an houſe, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called ‖‖ That is, booths. Succoth.

18 ¶ And Jacob came to [14] Shalem, a city of ‖‖ Called, Acts 7. 16. Sychem. [15] Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

19 And [16] he bought a parcel of a field, where he h0ad ſpread his tent, at the hand of the children of ‖‖ Called, Acts 7. 16, Emmor, Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred ‖‖ Or, lembs. pieces of money.

20 And he erected there an altar, and [17] called it ‖‖ That is, God the God of Iſrael. El-elohe-Iſrael.

  1. ↑ ch. 32. 6.
  2. ↑ ch. 18. 2. & 42. 6. & 43. 26.
  3. ↑ ch. 32. 28.
  4. ↑ ch. 45. 14, 15.
  5. ↑ ch. 48. 9.
    Pſ. 127. 3.
    Iſai. 8. 18.
  6. ↑ ch. 32. 16.
  7. ↑ ch. 32. 5.
  8. ↑ ch. 43. 3.
    2 Sam. 3. 13. & 14. 24, 28, 32.
    Matt. 18. 10.
  9. ↑ Judg. 1. 15.
    1 Sam. 25. 27. & 30. 26.
    2 Kings 5. 15.
  10. ↑ 2 Kings 5. 23.
  11. ↑ ch. 32. 3.
  12. ↑ ch. 34. 11. & 47. 25.
    Ruth 2. 13.
  13. ↑ Joſh. 13. 27.
    Judg. 8. 5.
    Pſ. 60. 6.
  14. ↑ John 3. 23.
  15. ↑ Joſh. 24. 1.
    Judg. 9. 1.
  16. ↑ Joſh. 24. 31.
    John 4. 5.
  17. ↑ ch. 35. 7.
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