Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 33:3
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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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And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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Genesis 33
1 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.
2 He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
4 Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
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