Genesis 33:7

7 Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.

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 Then Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children and said, "Who [are] these with you?" And he said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."

6 Then the female servants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed down.

7 Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.

8 And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."

9 Then Esau said, "{I have enough} my brother; {keep what you have}."