Gênesis 33:1

O Encontro de Esaú e Jacó

1 Quando Jacó olhou e viu que Esaú estava se aproximando com quatrocentos homens, dividiu as crianças entre Lia, Raquel e as duas servas.

Gênesis 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.

Gênesis 33:1 In-Context

1 Quando Jacó olhou e viu que Esaú estava se aproximando com quatrocentos homens, dividiu as crianças entre Lia, Raquel e as duas servas.

2 Colocou as servas e os seus filhos à frente; Lia e seus filhos, depois; e Raquel com José, por último.

3 Ele mesmo passou à frente e, ao aproximar-se do seu irmão, curvou-se até o chão sete vezes.

4 Mas Esaú correu ao encontro de Jacó e abraçou-se ao seu pescoço, e o beijou. E eles choraram.

5 Então Esaú ergueu o olhar e viu as mulheres e as crianças. E perguntou: “Quem são estes?”Jacó respondeu: “São os filhos que Deus concedeu ao teu servo”.