Genesis 33 · Verse 14

Genesis 33:14

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
Genesis 33:14, King James Version

Genesis 33:14 in other translations

BSBPlease let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
WEBPlease let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”
ASVLet my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
YLTLet my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant, and I--I lead on gently, according to the foot of the work which is before me, and to the foot of the children, until that I come unto my lord, to Seir.'
DARBYLet my lord, I pray thee, pass on before his servant, and I will drive on at my ease according to the pace of the cattle that is before me, and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord, to Seir.
BBEDo you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle and the children are able to go, till I come to my lord at Seir.
WebsterLet my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on slowly, according as the cattle that go before me, and the children are able to endure; until I come to my lord to Seir.

What does Genesis 33:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. until I come unto my lord--It seems to have been Jacob's intention, passing round the Dead Sea, to visit his brother in Seir, and thus, without crossing the Jordan, go to Beer-sheba to Isaac; but he changed his plan, and whether the intention was carried out then or at a future period has not been recorded.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Until I come unto my lord unto Seir - It is very likely that Jacob was perfectly sincere in his expressed purpose of visiting Esau at Seir, but it is as likely that circumstances afterwards occurred that rendered it either improper or impracticable; and we find that Esau afterwards removed to Canaan, and he and Jacob dwelt there together for several years. See Gen 36:6.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 33:1-16

Jacob, having by prayer committed his case to God, went on his way. Come what will, nothing can come amiss to him whose heart is fixed, trusting in God. Jacob bowed to Esau. A humble, submissive behaviour goes far towards turning away wrath. Esau embraced Jacob. God has the hearts of all men in his hands, and can turn them when and how he pleases. It is not in vain to trust in God, and to call upon him in the day of…

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Genesis 33:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יַעֲבָר\־ya.'a.vor-let him pass onH5674
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Nilord myH113
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
עַבְדּ֑וֹav.Doservant hisH5650
וַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahI will journey onH5095
לְאִטִּ֗יle.'i.Tito gentleness myH328
לְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelto [the] foot ofH7272
הַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.Khahthe propertyH4399
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
לְפָנַי֙le.fa.Nai[is] <to> before meH6440
וּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.geland to [the] foot ofH7272
הַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.Dimthe childrenH3206
עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
אָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'I will comeH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Nilord myH113
שֵׂעִֽירָה\׃se.'I.rahSeir towardsH8165

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Cross references for Genesis 33:14

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • Romans 15:1

    We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

  • Ezekiel 35:2-3

    Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

  • Mark 4:33

    And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

  • Judges 5:4

    Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

  • Ezekiel 25:8

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

  • Deuteronomy 2:1

    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:10

    And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

  • 1 Corinthians 9:19-22

    For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:2

    I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
according as, etc.Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc.; and according to the foot of the children.
be able.
Isa 40:11; Mr 4:33; Ro 15:1; 1Co 3:2; 9:19-22
unto Seir.
32:3; De 2:1; Jud 5:4; 2Ch 20:10; Eze 25:8; 35:2,3

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Context

  • Genesis 33:13

    And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

  • Genesis 33:14

    Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

  • Genesis 33:15

    And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

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Genesis 33:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pase ahora mi señor delante de su siervo, y yo me iré poco á poco al paso de la hacienda que va delante de mí, y al paso de los niños, hasta que llegue á mi señor á Seir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que mon seigneur, je te prie, passe devant son serviteur; et moi je cheminerai tout doucement au pas de ce bétail qui est devant moi, et au pas des enfants, jusqu’à ce que j’arrive auprès de mon seigneur, à Séhir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Mein Herr ziehe doch vor seinem Knechte hin, und ich will einherziehen nach meiner Gemächlichkeit, nach dem Gange des Viehes, das vor mir ist, und nach dem Gange der Kinder, bis ich zu meinem Herrn komme nach Seir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Præcedat dominus meus ante servum suum: et ego sequar paulatim vestigia ejus, sicut videro parvulos meos posse, donec veniam ad dominum meum in Seir.