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Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.
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He put the maids with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.
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He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
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But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
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When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he said, "Who are these with you?" Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."
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Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down;
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Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down; and finally Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down.
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Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor with my lord."
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But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself."
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Jacob said, "No, please; if I find favor with you, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God—since you have received me with such favor.