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Genesis 33:3
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Genesis 33:3 · World English Bible
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Genesis 33:3 in other translations
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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In context
1 Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.
2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
6 Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.
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