Genesis 33:3-7

33:3 But Jacob ¹  himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached ²  his brother. 33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept. 33:5 When Esau ³  looked up ⁴  and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob ⁵  replied, “The children whom God has graciously given ⁶  your servant.” 33:6 The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down. ⁷  33:7 Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “until his drawing near unto his brother.” The construction uses the preposition with the infinitive construct to express a temporal clause.

³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”

⁵ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the female servants drew near, they and their children and they bowed down.”