Genesis 33:6

6 Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down;

Genesis 33:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:6

Then the handmaids came near, they and their children
Being foremost, and next to, Jacob, as Bilhah and her two sons, Dan and Naphtali, and Zilpah and her two sons, Gad and Asher: and they bowed themselves;
in token of respect to Esau, as Jacob had done before them, and set them an example, and no doubt instructed them to do it.

Genesis 33:6 In-Context

4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

5 And when Esau raised his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, "Who are these with you?" Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."

6 Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down;

7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down; and last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down.

8 Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."