Genesis 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up ¹  and saw that Esau was coming ²  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

Genesis 33:5

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.”

[33:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

[33:1]  ² tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.

[33:5]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”

[33:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:5]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”