Now Jacob looked up ... and saw ... Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided - the children ... among Leah , ... Rachel , ... and the two maidservants.
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He put - the maidservants and their children in front , - Leah and her children next , - and Rachel - and Joseph at the rear.
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But (Jacob) himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached ... his brother.
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Esau, however , ... ran to him and embraced him , threw his arms around ... his neck , and kissed him. And they both wept.
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When Esau looked up - - and saw - the women - and children , he asked , “ Who are these (Jacob) answered , “ (These are) the children - God - has graciously given your servant. ”
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Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
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Leah and her children also approached and bowed down , and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
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“ What by sending this - whole company to meet me ? ” asked Esau. “ To find favor in your sight , my lord , ” (Jacob) answered.
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“ I already have plenty , my brother , ” Esau replied. “ Keep what belongs
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But Jacob insisted , “ No , please ! If ... I have found favor in your sight , then receive this gift from my hand. For ... indeed , I have seen your face , and it is like seeing the face of God , since you have received me favorably.
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Please - accept my gift that was brought because God ... has been gracious and I have all I need. ” So Jacob pressed until he accepted.
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Then Esau said , “ Let us be on our way ... , and I will go ahead of you. ”
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But Jacob replied ... , “ My lord knows that the children are frail , and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day , all the animals will die.
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Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly , at a comfortable pace - - ... for the livestock and children , until - I come to my lord at Seir. ”
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“ Let me leave ... some of my ... people with you , ” Esau said. But (Jacob) replied , “ Why do that ? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord. ”
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So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir ,
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but Jacob went on to Succoth , where he built a house and shelters for his livestock ; ... that is why ... the place was called ... Succoth.
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After Jacob had come vvv from Paddan-aram , he arrived safely at the city of Shechem - in the land of Canaan , and he camped ... just outside the city.
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And the plot of ground where he pitched ... his tent , he purchased - from the sons of Hamor , Shechem’s father , for a hundred pieces of silver.
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There he set up an altar and called El-Elohe-Israel ... ....
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