Genesis 33
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jacob Meets Esau
33 Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, (A)Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children [a]among Leah and Rachel and the two maids. 2 He put the maids and their children [b]in front, and Leah and her children [c]next, and Rachel and Joseph [d]last. 3 But he himself passed on ahead of them and (B)bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and (C)fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, “[e]Who are these with you?” So he said, “(D)The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maids came near [f]with their children, and they bowed down. 7 Leah likewise came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down. 8 And he said, “What do you mean by (E)all this company which I have met?” And he said, “(F)To find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “(G)I have plenty, my brother; let what you have be your own.” 10 Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, [g]for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably. 11 Please take my [h](H)gift which has been brought to you, (I)because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have [i]plenty.” Thus he urged him and he took it.
12 Then [j]Esau said, “Let us take our journey and go, and I will go before you.” 13 But he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds which are nursing are [k]a care to me. And if they are driven hard one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Please let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at (J)Seir.”
15 Esau said, “Please let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “[l]What need is there? (K)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. 17 Jacob journeyed to [m](L)Succoth, and built for himself a house and made booths for his livestock; therefore the place is named Succoth.
Jacob Settles in Shechem
18 Now Jacob came safely to the city of (M)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from (N)Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. 19 (O)He bought the piece of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred [n]pieces of money. 20 Then he erected there an altar and called it [o]El-Elohe-Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:1 Or to
- Genesis 33:2 Lit first
- Genesis 33:2 Lit behind
- Genesis 33:2 Lit behind
- Genesis 33:5 Or What relation are these to you?
- Genesis 33:6 Lit they and
- Genesis 33:10 Lit for therefore I have seen your face like seeing God’s face
- Genesis 33:11 Lit blessing
- Genesis 33:11 Lit all
- Genesis 33:12 Lit he
- Genesis 33:13 Lit upon me
- Genesis 33:15 Lit Why this?
- Genesis 33:17 I.e. booths
- Genesis 33:19 Heb qesitah
- Genesis 33:20 I.e. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33
King James Version
33 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.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 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.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 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.
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10 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.
11 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.
12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
Génesis 33
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
El encuentro de Jacob con Esaú
33 Cuando Jacob vio que se acercaba Esaú con cuatrocientos hombres, repartió a los niños entre Lía, Raquel y las dos criadas. 2 Situó primero a las criadas con sus hijos, detrás a Lía con sus hijos, y por último a Raquel con José. 3 Luego pasó delante de ellos e hizo siete inclinaciones hasta el suelo a medida que se iba acercando a su hermano. 4 Pero Esaú corrió a su encuentro y, echándole los brazos al cuello, lo abrazó y rompieron juntos a llorar.
5 Después Esaú alzó la mirada y fijándose en las mujeres y los niños, preguntó:
— Y estos, ¿quiénes son?
Jacob respondió:
— Son los hijos que Dios ha concedido a tu siervo.
6 Entonces las criadas y sus hijos se acercaron y se inclinaron; 7 luego, Lía y sus hijos hicieron lo mismo y, por último, también se inclinaron Raquel y José. 8 Y preguntó Esaú:
— ¿Qué pretendías con todos esos rebaños que me he venido encontrando?
Jacob respondió:
— Lograr que mi señor me recibiese amistosamente.
9 Esaú dijo:
— Yo tengo bastante, hermano mío; quédate con lo tuyo.
10 Jacob insistió:
— De ninguna manera. Si realmente me has perdonado, acepta este regalo que te ofrezco. Volver a verte ha sido como ver el rostro de Dios ya que me has recibido tan fraternalmente. 11 Te ruego que aceptes el regalo que te he traído, porque Dios ha sido generoso conmigo y tengo de todo.
Tanto insistió Jacob, que al fin Esaú aceptó.
12 Después Esaú dijo:
— Pongámonos en camino; yo te acompañaré.
13 Pero Jacob respondió:
— No olvide mi señor que los niños aún son débiles y que debo también cuidar a las ovejas y vacas que están criando; si se las fuerza a caminar una jornada entera, todas las ovejas morirán. 14 Es mejor que mi señor se adelante a su siervo; yo seguiré poco a poco, al paso del ganado que va delante de mí y al paso de los niños, hasta reunirnos con mi señor en Seír.
15 Entonces Esaú dijo:
— Permíteme al menos que te acompañen algunos de mis hombres.
Y Jacob respondió:
— No hay necesidad. Es bastante con haberme ganado la benevolencia de mi señor.
16 Aquel mismo día, Esaú emprendió el camino de vuelta a Seír. 17 Por su parte, Jacob se dirigió a Sucot y allí construyó una casa para él y cobertizos para su ganado. Por eso Sucot es el nombre de aquel lugar.
Jacob en Siquén
18 A su regreso de Parán Aram, Jacob llegó sano y salvo a la ciudad de Siquén, en tierra de Canaán, y acampó fuera, frente a la ciudad. 19 Y el terreno donde montó las tiendas se lo compró a los hijos de Jamor, padre de Siquén, por cien monedas de plata. 20 Y allí mismo erigió un altar y lo dedicó al Dios de Israel.
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