Verse 2

Genesis 33:2

Bible in Basic English

2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph at the back.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת הַ/שְּׁפָח֛וֹת וְ/אֶת יַלְדֵי/הֶ֖ן רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ/אֶת לֵאָ֤ה וִֽ/ילָדֶ֨י/הָ֙ אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים וְ/אֶת רָחֵ֥ל וְ/אֶת יוֹסֵ֖ף אַחֲרֹנִֽים

English Translation

And he set the maidservants and their children first, and Leah and her children last, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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Chapter 33 Context

1 Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau coming with his four hundred men. So he made a division of... Focus ↗

2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Jo...

3 And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near... Focus ↗

4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them... Focus ↗

5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? An... Focus ↗

6 Then the servants and their children came near, and went down on their faces. Focus ↗

7 And Leah came near with her children, and then Joseph and Rachel, and they did the same. Focus ↗

8 And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering... Focus ↗

9 But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself. Focus ↗

10 And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have... Focus ↗

11 Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God (Elohim) has been very good to me and I have enough... Focus ↗

12 And he said, Let us go on our journey together, and I will go in front. Focus ↗

13 But Jacob said, My lord may see that the children are only small, and there are young ones in my flo... Focus ↗

14 Do you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle a... Focus ↗

15 And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lo... Focus ↗

16 So Esau, turning back that day, went on his way to Seir. Focus ↗

17 And Jacob went on to Succoth, where he made a house for himself and put up tents for his cattle: for... Focus ↗

18 So Jacob came safely from Paddan-aram to the town of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and put up his t... Focus ↗

19 And for a hundred bits of money he got from the children of Hamor, the builder of Shechem, the field... Focus ↗

20 And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God (Elohim) of Israel. Focus ↗

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