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


In Context

1 And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants;

2 and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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

4 and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

5 and he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the women and the children, and saith, 'What are these to thee?' And he saith, 'The children with whom God hath favoured 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

33:3And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.

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 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.