Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came
, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was
coming
, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And he himself
passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
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.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these
with thee? And he said, The children whom
God hath graciously given thy servant.
Then the handmaidens
came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
Then the handmaids
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.
And Leah also and
her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
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.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this company
which I met? And he said, To find favor
in the sight of my lord.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep
that thou hast unto
thyself
.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let
that which
thou hast be
thine
.
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 have seen thy face, as though
I
had
seen
the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor
in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand ;
forasmuch
as
I have seen thy face, as one
seeth
the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Take, 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.
Take, I pray thee, my gift
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.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
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.
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that
the flocks and herds with me have
their
young
: and if they
overdrive them one day, all the flocks
will die.
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly
, according as
the cattle that goeth
before me and the children be
able
to
endure
, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently
, according to
the pace
of
the
cattle that are
before me and according
to
the pace
of
the
children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace
in the sight of my lord.
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor
in the sight of my lord.
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an
house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a
house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
And Jacob came to Shalem,
a
city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram
; and pitched
his
tent
before the city.
And Jacob came in
peace
to the
city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram
; and encamped
before the city.
And he bought a
parcel of a
field
, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an
hundred pieces of money.
And he bought the
parcel of ground
, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a
hundred pieces of money.
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael
.
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-israel
.
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