3And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.


In Context

1 And Jacob lifting up his eyes, saw Esau coming, and with him four hundred men: and he divided the children of Lia, and of Rachel, and of the two handmaids:

2 And he put both the handmaids and their children foremost: and Lia and her children in the second place: and Rachel and Joseph last.

3 And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.

4 Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.

5 And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their children, and said: What mean these? And do they belong to thee? He answered: They are the children which God hath given to me thy servant.

Genesis 33:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

33:3He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:3And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:3He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

33:3And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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