Génesis 33:1

1 Jacob y Esaú se reconcilian
Entonces Jacob levantó la vista y vio a Esaú, quien se acercaba con sus cuatrocientos hombres. Por eso, repartió a los niños entre Lea, Raquel y sus dos esposas esclavas.

Génesis 33:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:1

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked
After he had passed over the brook, and was come to his wives and children; which was done either accidentally or on purpose, to see if he could espy his brother coming: some think this denotes his cheerfulness and courage, and that he was now not distressed and dejected, as he had been before: and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men;
see ( Genesis 32:6 ) ; and he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the
two handmaids;
some think he made four divisions of them; Leah and her children, Rachel and her son, Bilhah and hers, and Zilpah and hers: but others are of opinion there were but three: the two handmaids and their children in one division, Leah and her children in another, and Rachel and her son in the third; which seems to be confirmed in ( Genesis 33:2 ) , though the word for "divide" signifies to halve or divide into two parts; according to which, the division then must be of the two wives and their children in one company, and of the two handmaids and theirs in the other: and this Jacob did partly for decency and partly for safety.

Génesis 33:1 In-Context

1 Jacob y Esaú se reconcilian
Entonces Jacob levantó la vista y vio a Esaú, quien se acercaba con sus cuatrocientos hombres. Por eso, repartió a los niños entre Lea, Raquel y sus dos esposas esclavas.

2 Colocó en el frente a sus dos esposas esclavas con sus respectivos hijos, después a Lea con sus hijos, y por último a Raquel y a José.

3 Entonces Jacob se adelantó a todos ellos. Cuando se aproximó a su hermano, se inclinó hasta el suelo siete veces delante de él.

4 Entonces Esaú corrió a su encuentro y lo abrazó, puso los brazos alrededor de su cuello y lo besó. Y ambos lloraron.

5 Después Esaú miró a las mujeres y a los niños, y preguntó:
—¿Quiénes son esas personas que vienen contigo?
—Son los hijos que Dios, en su misericordia, me ha dado a mí, tu siervo —contestó Jacob.