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World English Bible

Genesis 33 (WEBP)

[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.
[7] Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
[8] Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
[9] Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”
[10] Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
[11] Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.
[12] Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”
[13] Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
[14] Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”
[15] Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
[16] So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
[17] Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
[18] Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.
[19] He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
[20] He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.

Genesis 33:17 succoth means shelters or booths.
Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel means “God, the God of Israel” or “The God of Israel is mighty”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 33 (KJVS)

[1] And Jacob lifted up () his eyes , and looked (), and, behold, Esau came (), and with him four hundred men . And he divided () the children unto Leah , and unto Rachel , and unto the two handmaids .
[2] And he put () the handmaids and their children foremost , and Leah and her children after , and Rachel and Joseph hindermost .
[3] And he passed over () before them , and bowed himself () to the ground seven times , until he came near () to his brother .
[4] And Esau ran () to meet him (), and embraced () him, and fell () on his neck , and kissed him (): and they wept ().
[5] And he lifted up () his eyes , and saw () the women and the children ; and said (), Who [are] those with thee? And he said (), The children which God hath graciously given () thy servant .
[6] Then the handmaidens came near (), they and their children , and they bowed themselves ().
[7] And Leah also with her children came near (), and bowed themselves (): and after came Joseph near () and Rachel , and they bowed () themselves.
[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 .
[9] And Esau said (), I have enough , my brother ; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
[10] And Jacob said (), Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found () grace in thy sight , then receive () my present at my hand : for therefore I have seen () thy face , as though I had seen () the face of God , and thou wast pleased with me ().
[11] Take (), I pray thee, my blessing that is brought () to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me (), and because I have enough . And he urged () him, and he took () [it].
[12] And he said (), Let us take our journey (), and let us go (), and I will go () before thee.
[13] And he said () unto him, My lord knoweth () that the children [are] tender , and the flocks and herds with young () [are] with me: and if men should overdrive () them one day , all the flock will die ().
[14] Let my lord , I pray thee, pass over () before his servant : and I will lead on () softly , according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure , until I come () unto my lord unto Seir .
[15] And Esau said (), Let me now leave () with thee [some] of the folk that [are] with me. And he said (), What needeth it? let me find () grace in the sight of my lord .
[16] So Esau returned () that day on his way unto Seir .
[17] And Jacob journeyed () to Succoth , and built () him an house , and made () booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called () Succoth .
[18] And Jacob came () to Shalem , a city of Shechem , which [is] in the land of Canaan , when he came () from Padanaram ; and pitched his tent () before the city .
[19] And he bought () a parcel of a field , where he had spread () his tent , at the hand of the children of Hamor , Shechem’s father , for an hundred pieces of money .
[20] And he erected () there an altar , and called it () Elelohe-Israel .

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 33 (YLT)

[1] And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants;
[2] and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
[3] And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
[4] and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
[5] and he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the women and the children, and saith, ‘What are these to thee?’ And he saith, ‘The children with whom God hath favoured thy servant.’
[6] And the maid-servants draw nigh, they and their children, and bow themselves;
[7] and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves.
[8] And he saith, ‘What to thee is all this camp which I have met?’ and he saith, ‘To find grace in the eyes of my lord.’
[9] And Esau saith, ‘I have abundance, my brother, let it be to thyself that which thou hast.’
[10] And Jacob saith, ‘Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face, as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me;
[11] receive, I pray thee, my blessing, which is brought to thee, because God hath favoured me, and because I have all things;’ and he presseth on him, and he receiveth,
[12] and saith, ‘Let us journey and go on, and I go on before thee.’
[13] And he saith unto him, ‘My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the suckling flock and the herd are with me; when they have beaten them one day, then hath all the flock died.
[14] Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant, and I-I lead on gently, according to the foot of the work which is before me, and to the foot of the children, until that I come unto my lord, to Seir.’
[15] And Esau saith, ‘Let me, I pray thee, place with thee some of the people who are with me;’ and he said, ‘Why is this? I find grace in the eyes of my lord.’
[16] And turn back on that day doth Esau on his way to Seir;
[17] and Jacob hath journeyed to Succoth, and buildeth to himself a house, and for his cattle hath made booths, therefore hath he called the name of the place Succoth.
[18] And Jacob cometh in to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and encampeth before the city,
[19] and he buyeth the portion of the field where he hath stretched out his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred kesitah;
[20] and he setteth up there an altar, and proclaimeth at it God-the God of Israel.