And Jacob lifted up
his eyes
, and looked
, and, behold, Esau
came
, and with him four
hundred
men
. And he divided
the children
unto Leah
, and unto Rachel
, and unto the two
handmaids
.
And he put the handmaids
and their children
foremost
, and Leah
and her children
after
, and Rachel
and Joseph
hindermost
.
And he passed over before them
, and bowed himself
to the ground
seven
times
, until he came near
to his brother
.
And Esau ran
to meet him
, and embraced
him, and fell
on his neck
, and kissed him
: and they wept
.
And he lifted up his eyes
, and saw
the women
and the children
; and said
, Who are those
with thee? And he said
, The children
which God
hath graciously given
thy servant
.
Then the handmaidens came near
, they and their children
, and they bowed themselves
.
And Leah also with her children
came near
, and bowed themselves
: and after
came
Joseph
near
and Rachel
, and they bowed
themselves.
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove
which I met
? And he said
, These are to find
grace
in the sight
of my lord
.
And Esau said
, I have
enough
, my brother
; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
And Jacob said
, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found
grace
in thy sight
, then receive
my present
at my hand
: for therefore I have seen
thy face
, as though I had seen
the face
of God
, and thou wast pleased with me
.
Take, I pray thee, my blessing
that is brought
to thee; because God
hath dealt graciously with me
, and because
I have
enough
. And he urged
him, and he took
it .
And he said, Let us take our journey
, and let us go
, and I will go
before thee.
And he said unto him, My lord
knoweth
that the children
are tender
, and the flocks
and herds
with young
are with me: and if men should overdrive
them one
day
, all the flock
will die
.
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over
before
his servant
: and I will lead on
softly
, according as
the cattle
that goeth before me
and the children
be able to endure
, until I come
unto my lord
unto Seir
.
And Esau said
, Let me now leave
with thee some of the folk
that are with me. And he said
, What
needeth it? let me find
grace
in the sight
of my lord
.
So Esau returned
that day
on his way
unto Seir
.
And Jacob journeyed
to Succoth
, and built
him an house
, and made
booths
for his cattle
: therefore the name
of the place
is called
Succoth
.
And Jacob came
to Shalem
, a city
of Shechem
, which is in the land
of Canaan
, when he came
from Padanaram
; and pitched his tent
before
the city
.
And he bought a parcel
of a field
, where he had spread
his tent
, at the hand
of the children
of Hamor
, Shechem's
father
, for an hundred
pieces of money
.
And he erected there an altar
, and called it
Elelohe-Israel
.