Genesis 33:3
King James Version (KJV)
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
In context
1 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.
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 bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, 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 with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
Genesis 33:3 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- WEB World English Bible
- He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, till he came near to his brother.