Genesis 33:7

7 And Leah also with her children came near , and bowed themselves : and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Genesis 33:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:7

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed
themselves
Who were in the next division or company; their children were seven, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah, six sons and one daughter: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves;
it is observed that Joseph is mentioned before his mother; it may be, because they might put him before her in the procession, for greater safety; or she might present him to Esau, being a child of little more than six years of age, and teach him how to make his obeisance to him, which she also did herself.

Genesis 33:7 In-Context

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.