Genesis 33:7
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Genesis 33:7 in other translations
| BSB | Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down. |
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| WEB | Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves. |
| ASV | And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. |
| YLT | and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves. |
| DARBY | And Leah also, with her children, drew near, and they bowed. And lastly Joseph drew near, and Rachel, and they bowed. |
| BBE | And Leah came near with her children, and then Joseph and Rachel, and they did the same. |
| Webster | And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. |
What does Genesis 33:7 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 33:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 33:6
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
- Genesis 33:7
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- Genesis 33:8
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis 33:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llegóse Lea con sus niños, é inclináronse: y después llegó José y Rachêl, y también se inclinaron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Léa aussi s’approcha avec ses enfants, et ils se prosternèrent; et ensuite Joseph et Rachel s’approchèrent, et se prosternèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und auch Lea trat herzu und ihre Kinder, und sie verneigten sich. Und danach traten Joseph und Rahel herzu und verneigten sich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accessit quoque Lia cum pueris suis: et cum similiter adorassent, extremi Joseph et Rachel adoraverunt. |