1 Then Jacoblifted his eyes and looked, and behold, 1Esau was coming, and fourhundredmen with him. So he divided the childrenamongLeah and Rachel and the twomaids.
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He put the maids and their children in front, and Leah and her childrennext, and Rachel and Josephlast.
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But he himselfpassed on ahead of them and 2boweddown to the groundseventimes, until he camenear to his brother.
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Then Esauran to meet him and embraced him, and 3fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
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He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, "Who are these with you?" So he said, "4The childrenwhomGod has graciouslygiven your servant."
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Then the maidscamenear with their children, and they boweddown.
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Leahlikewisecamenear with her children, and they boweddown; and afterwardJosephcamenear with Rachel, and they boweddown.
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And he said, "What do you mean by 5allthiscompanywhich I have met?" And he said, "6To findfavor in the sight of my lord."
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But Esausaid, "7I haveplenty, my brother; let what you have be your own."
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Jacobsaid, "No, please, ifnow I have foundfavor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.
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"Pleasetake my 8giftwhich has been brought to you, 9becauseGod has dealtgraciously with me and because I haveplenty." Thus he urged him and he took it.
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Then Esau said, "Let us take our journey and go, and I will gobefore you."
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But he said to him, "My lordknows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds which are nursing are a care to me. And if they are drivenhardoneday, all the flocks will die.
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"Please let my lordpass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until* I come to my lord at 10Seir."
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Esausaid, "Please let me leave with you some of the peoplewho are with me." But he said, "What need is there? 11Let me findfavor in the sight of my lord."