| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. | 1Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants. |
| 2He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. | 2He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them. |
| 3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. | 3But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward 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. | 4But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then 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.” | 5When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked, "Who are these people with you?" Jacob replied, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." |
| 6Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down. | 6The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down. |
| 7Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down. | 7Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down. |
| 8“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered. | 8Esau then asked, "What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?" Jacob replied, "To find favor in your sight, my lord." |
| 9“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.” | 9But Esau said, "I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you." |
| 10But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably. | 10"No, please take them," Jacob said. "If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God. |
| 11Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted. | 11Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need." When Jacob urged him, he took it. |
| 12Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way, and I will go ahead of you.” | 12Then Esau said, "Let's be on our way! I will go in front of you." |
| 13But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die. | 13But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die. |
| 14Please 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.” | 14Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir." |
| 15“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” | 15So Esau said, "Let me leave some of my men with you." "Why do that?" Jacob replied. "My lord has already been kind enough to me." |
| 16So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir, | 16So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir. |
| 17but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth. | 17But Jacob traveled to Succoth where he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was called Succoth. |
| 18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. | 18After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city. |
| 19And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. | 19Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money. |
| 20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. | 20There he set up an altar and called it "The God of Israel is God." |
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