Genesis 33:3
World English Bible (WEB)
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
In context
1 Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.
2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
Genesis 33:3 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.