Genesis 33:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 33:6

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

5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children ^awhom God has graciously given your servant.”

6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.

7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.

8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by ^aall this company which I met?” And he said, “These are ^bto find favor in the sight of my lord.”

9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 33:6

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American Standard Version
Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Amplified® Bible
Then the maids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Contemporary English Version
Then the two servant women and their children came and bowed down to Esau.

Darby English Version
And the maidservants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed.

Good News Bible
Then the concubines came up with their children and bowed down;

King James Version
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

New American Standard Bible
Then the maids came near with their children, and they bowed down.

New International Version
Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

New King James Version
Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the maids came near with their children, and they bowed down.

Revised Standard Version
Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down;

Young's Literal Translation
And the maid-servants draw nigh, they and their children, and bow themselves;

New English Translation
The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.¹

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