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Genesis 33
Revised Standard Version
Genesis 33
Revised Standard Version
Jacob and Esau Meet
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids. 2 And he put the maids with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. 3 He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And when Esau raised his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down; 7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down; and last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. 8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” 10 Jacob said, “No, I pray you, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God, with such favor have you received me. 11 Accept, I pray you, my gift that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go before you.” 13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will lead on slowly, according to the pace of the cattle which are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Se′ir.”
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the men who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Se′ir. 17 But Jacob journeyed to Succoth,[a] and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Jacob Reaches Shechem
18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram; and he camped before the city. 19 And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, he bought for a hundred pieces of money[b] the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-El′ohe-Israel.[c]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:17 That is Booths
- Genesis 33:19 Heb a hundred qesitah
- Genesis 33:20 That is God, the God of Israel
Génesis 33
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Génesis 33
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Encuentro de Jacob y Esaú
33 Cuando Jacob alzó los ojos, vio que Esaú venía y 400 hombres con él(A). Entonces dividió a los niños entre Lea y Raquel y las dos siervas. 2 Puso a las siervas con sus hijos delante[a], a Lea con sus hijos después, y a Raquel con José en último lugar[b].
3 Entonces Jacob se les adelantó, y se inclinó hasta el suelo siete veces hasta que llegó cerca de su hermano(B). 4 Esaú corrió a su encuentro y lo abrazó, y echándose sobre su cuello lo besó, y ambos lloraron(C). 5 Esaú alzó sus ojos y vio a las mujeres y a los niños, y dijo: «¿Quiénes son estos que vienen contigo?[c]». «Son los hijos que Dios en Su misericordia ha concedido a tu siervo(D)», respondió Jacob. 6 Entonces se acercaron las siervas con[d] sus hijos, y se inclinaron. 7 Lea también se acercó con sus hijos, y se inclinaron. Después José se acercó con Raquel, y se inclinaron. 8 «¿Qué te propones con toda esta muchedumbre[e] que he encontrado(E)?», preguntó Esaú. «Hallar gracia ante los ojos de mi señor(F)», respondió Jacob. 9 Pero Esaú dijo: «Tengo bastante(G), hermano mío. Sea tuyo lo que es tuyo».
10 Pero Jacob respondió: «No, te ruego que si ahora he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, tomes el presente de mi mano, porque veo tu rostro como uno ve el rostro de Dios[f], y me has recibido favorablemente. 11 Acepta, te ruego, el presente[g](H) que se te ha traído, pues Dios me ha favorecido(I), y porque yo tengo mucho[h]». Y le insistió, y él lo aceptó.
12 Entonces Esaú dijo: «Pongámonos en marcha y vámonos; yo iré delante de ti». 13 Pero él le dijo: «Mi señor sabe que los niños son tiernos, y que debo cuidar de[i] las ovejas y las vacas que están criando. Si los apuramos mucho, en un solo día todos los rebaños morirán. 14 Adelántese ahora mi señor a su siervo; y yo avanzaré sin prisa, al paso del ganado que va delante de mí, y al paso de los niños, hasta que llegue a mi señor en Seir(J)».
15 Y Esaú dijo: «Permíteme dejarte parte de la gente que está conmigo». «¿Para qué?[j] Halle yo gracia ante los ojos de mi señor(K)», le respondió Jacob.
16 Aquel mismo día regresó Esaú por su camino a Seir. 17 Jacob siguió[k] hasta Sucot[l](L). Allí se edificó una casa e hizo cobertizos para su ganado. Por eso al lugar se le puso el nombre de Sucot[m].
Jacob en Siquem
18 Jacob llegó sin novedad a la ciudad de Siquem(M), que está en la tierra de Canaán, cuando vino de Padán Aram(N), y acampó frente a la ciudad. 19 Y la parcela de campo donde había plantado su tienda se la compró a los hijos de Hamor, padre de Siquem, por 100 monedas(O) (100 siclos, 1,140 gramos de plata). 20 Allí levantó un altar, y lo llamó: El Elohe Israel[n].
Footnotes
- 33:2 Lit. primero.
- 33:2 Lit. detrás.
- 33:5 O ¿Qué son de ti estos?
- 33:6 Lit. ellas y.
- 33:8 O todo este campamento.
- 33:10 Lit. pues, por tanto, he visto tu rostro como viendo el rostro de Dios.
- 33:11 Lit. mi bendición.
- 33:11 Lit. todo.
- 33:13 Lit. están sobre mí.
- 33:15 Lit. ¿Por qué esto?
- 33:17 Lit. viajó.
- 33:17 I.e. cabañas.
- 33:17 I.e. cabañas.
- 33:20 I.e. Dios, el Dios de Israel.
Genesis 33
New International Version
Genesis 33
New International Version
Jacob Meets Esau
33 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men;(A) so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.(B) 2 He put the female servants and their children(C) in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph(D) in the rear. 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground(E) seven times(F) as he approached his brother.
4 But Esau(G) ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.(H) And they wept.(I) 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked.
Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.(J)”
6 Then the female servants and their children(K) approached and bowed down.(L) 7 Next, Leah and her children(M) came and bowed down.(N) Last of all came Joseph and Rachel,(O) and they too bowed down.
8 Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”(P)
“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,”(Q) he said.
9 But Esau said, “I already have plenty,(R) my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,(S) accept this gift(T) from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,(U) now that you have received me favorably.(V) 11 Please accept the present(W) that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me(X) and I have all I need.”(Y) And because Jacob insisted,(Z) Esau accepted it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way; I’ll accompany you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord(AA) knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young.(AB) If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die. 14 So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds(AC) before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.(AD)”
15 Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.”
“But why do that?” Jacob asked. “Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”(AE)
16 So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.(AF) 17 Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth,(AG) where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.[a]
18 After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,[b](AH) he arrived safely at the city of Shechem(AI) in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. 19 For a hundred pieces of silver,[c] he bought from the sons of Hamor,(AJ) the father of Shechem,(AK) the plot of ground(AL) where he pitched his tent.(AM) 20 There he set up an altar(AN) and called it El Elohe Israel.[d]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:17 Sukkoth means shelters.
- Genesis 33:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
- Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.
Genesis 33
New King James Version
Genesis 33
New King James Version
Jacob and Esau Meet
33 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, (A)Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. 3 Then he crossed over before them and (B)bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 (C)But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, (D)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”
So he said, “The children (E)whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by (F)all this company which I met?”
And he said, “These are (G)to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I (H)have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. 11 Please, take (I)my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt (J)graciously with me, and because I have [a]enough.” (K)So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. 14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, [b]are able to endure, until I come to my lord (L)in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.”
But he said, “What need is there? (M)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to (N)Succoth, built himself a house, and made [c]booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called [d]Succoth.
Jacob Comes to Canaan
18 Then Jacob came [e]safely to (O)the city of (P)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. 19 And (Q)he bought the parcel of [f]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (R)El[g] Elohe Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:11 Lit. all
- Genesis 33:14 can stand
- Genesis 33:17 shelters
- Genesis 33:17 Lit. Booths
- Genesis 33:18 Or to Shalem, a city of
- Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field
- Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel
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