Genesis 33:16
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
Genesis 33:16 in other translations
| BSB | So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir, |
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| WEB | So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. |
| ASV | So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. |
| YLT | And turn back on that day doth Esau on his way to Seir; |
| DARBY | And Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. |
| BBE | So Esau, turning back that day, went on his way to Seir. |
| Webster | So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. |
What does Genesis 33:16 mean?
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…
Genesis 33:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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.
- Genesis 33:16
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
- Genesis 33:17
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Genesis 33:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así se volvió Esaú aquel día por su camino á Seir. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Ésaü s’en retourna ce jour-là, par son chemin, à Séhir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Esau kehrte an selbigem Tage seines Weges nach Seir zurück. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversus est itaque illo die Esau itinere quo venerat in Seir. |