Apprehensive Jacob Meets With Esau |
Genesis 33:1-20 The First Book of Moses Called Genesis |
And Jacob [God renamed him Israel,] lifted up his eyes & [saw] Esau coming with the 400 men. [Jacob] divided the children [among] Leah & Rachel & the 2 handmaids. He put the handmaids & their children 1st, Leah & her children after & Rachel & Joseph, [her son,] were [at the end.] |
[Then, Jacob/Israel crossed] over before them & bowed to the ground 7 times, until he came near his brother. Esau ran to [greet Jacob & they hugged] him & kissed his neck & they wept. [When Esau] saw the women & children, he [asked,] Who are those with you? And [Jacob] said, The children which God has graciously given [to] your servant. |
Then, the hand maidens came near [with] their children & bowed themselves. And also, Leah came near with her children & bowed themselves. And [afterward,] Joseph & Rachel came near & bowed themselves. [Esau asked,] What do you mean by all these [herds of animals] I met? [Jacob/Israel told Esau,] These are to find grace in your sight, my lord. Esau [told him,] I have enough, my brother. Keep [what] you have for yourself. |
[Jacob/Israel insisted,] I pray [that] if I have found grace in your sight, then [accept] my present [from] my hand. [Since] I have seen your face & you were pleased with me, [it's as though I had seen the face of God. [Jacob asked Esau,] Take my blessing that [I] brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me & I have enough. |
[Jacob urged Esau] & he took it. [Esau] said, Let us take our journey & let us go & I will go [in front of] you. And Jacob [asked Esau,]My lord knows that the children, flocks & herds with their young with me are [weak] & the flock will die in 1 day if the men should [drive them too hard.] I pray [that] you, my lord, [cross] over before [me, your servant,] & I will lead on [slowly, so] the [livestock & children] that go [in front of me] are able to endure, until I come to [you,] my lord, [in] Seir. Esau [offered,] Now, let me leave with you some of [the people] with [me.] |
[Jacob] said, What need [do I have] with it? Let me find grace in the sight of my lord. So, [Esau] returned that day on his way to Seir. Jacob journeyed to Succoth & built him a house & made booths [a hut of branches] for his cattle. Therefore, the name of the place is called Succoth. [Then,] Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, when [Jacob] came from Padan Aram & he pitched his tent [in front of] the city. |
[Jacob/Israel] bought that parcel of a field, at the hand of children [people] of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 pieces of money, where [Jacob/Israel] spread his tent. [Jacob/Israel] erected an altar there & called El Elohe Israel [which meant: God, the God of Israel]. |