Genesis 33:4
New International Version
But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.

New Living Translation
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

English Standard Version
But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Berean Standard Bible
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

King James Bible
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

New King James Version
But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

New American Standard Bible
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

NASB 1995
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

NASB 1977
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Amplified Bible
But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and hugged his neck and kissed him, and they wept [for joy].

Christian Standard Bible
But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

American Standard Version
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and he fell on his neck and he kissed him and wept.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.

Contemporary English Version
But Esau ran toward Jacob and hugged and kissed him. Then the two brothers started crying.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.

English Revised Version
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Esau ran to meet Jacob. Esau hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They both cried.

Good News Translation
But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying.

International Standard Version
Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him. Then he fell on his neck and kissed him. And they wept.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.

Literal Standard Version
and Esau runs to meet him, and embraces him, and falls on his neck, and kisses him, and they weep;

Majority Standard Bible
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

New American Bible
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, and flinging himself on his neck, kissed him as he wept.

NET Bible
But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

New Revised Standard Version
But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

New Heart English Bible
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. And they wept.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

World English Bible
Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

Young's Literal Translation
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

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Context
Jacob Meets Esau
3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. 4Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. 5When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”…

Cross References
Genesis 29:11
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

Genesis 29:13
When Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

Genesis 32:11
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.

Genesis 45:14
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

Genesis 45:15
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

2 Samuel 14:33
So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even the man's enemies live at peace with him.


Treasury of Scripture

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

embraced.

Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Genesis 43:30,34
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there…

Genesis 45:2,15
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard…

fell on.

Genesis 45:14,15
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck…

Genesis 46:29
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Luke 15:20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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Genesis 33
1. Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure.
17. Jacob comes to Succoth.
18. At Shechem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El Elohe Israel.














(4) Esau ran to meet him.--Whatever may have been Esau's intention when he started, no sooner does he see his brother than the old times of their childhood return to his heart, and he is overcome with love; nor does he ever seem afterwards to have wavered in his fraternal affection. We have had a proof before (in Genesis 27:38) of Esau being a man of warm feelings, and similarly now he is again overmastered by his loving impulses. It is curious that the Hebrew word for "he kissed him" has had what are called extraordinary vowels attached to it, and the Masorites are supposed to signify thereby that Esau's kiss was not a sign of genuine love. For such an ill-natured supposition there is no warrant whatsoever.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Esau, however,
עֵשָׂ֤ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

ran to him
וַיָּ֨רָץ (way·yā·rāṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7323: To run

and embraced him,
וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ (way·ḥab·bə·qê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2263: To clasp, embrace

threw his arms around
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (way·yip·pōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

his neck,
צַוָּארָ֖ו‪‬ (ṣaw·wā·rāw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6677: The back of the neck

and kissed him.
וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ‪‬ (way·yiš·šā·qê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons

And they both wept.
וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ (way·yiḇ·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan


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