Genesis 33:2

2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear.

Genesis 33:2 in Other Translations

2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

2 And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.

2 He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

2 He put the maidservants out in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

2 He put the female slaves first, Leah and her sons next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

Genesis 33:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:2

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost
In the first division, as being less honourable and less beloved by him: and Leah and her children after;
still according to the degree of honour and affection due unto them; Leah being a wife that was imposed and forced upon him: and Rachel and Joseph hindermost;
being most beloved by him, and therefore most careful of them; Rachel being his principal and lawful wife, and who had the greatest share in his affection, and Joseph his only child by her.

Genesis 33:2 In-Context

1 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.

2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear.

3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

4 But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.

5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

Cross References

• 1. ver 6
• 2. S Genesis 30:24