1 A nd 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 Jacob raised his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming and with him 400 men. So he divided the children to Leah and to Rachel and to the two maids.

2 A nd he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

And he put the maids and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.

3 A nd he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Then Jacob went over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 A nd Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

5 A nd 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.

looked up and saw the women and the children and said, Who are these with you? And replied, They are the children whom God has graciously given your servant.

6 T hen the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

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

7 A nd Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

And Leah also with her children came near, and they bowed themselves. After them Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed themselves.

8 A nd 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.

Esau said, What do you mean by all this company which I met? And he said, These are that I might find favor in the sight of my lord.

9 A nd Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

And Esau said, I have plenty, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.

10 A nd 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.

But Jacob replied, No, I beg of you, if now I have found favor in your sight, receive my gift that I am presenting; for truly to see your face is to me as if I had seen the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

11 T ake, 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.

Accept, I beg of you, my blessing and gift that I have brought to you; for God has dealt graciously with me and I have everything. And he kept urging him and he accepted it.

12 A nd he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

Then said, Let us get started on our journey, and I will go before you.

13 A nd 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.

But Jacob replied, You know, my lord, that the children are tender and delicate and need gentle care, and the flocks and herds with young are of concern to me; for if the men should overdrive them for a single day, the whole of the flocks would die.

14 L et 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.

Let my lord, I pray you, pass over before his servant; and I will lead on slowly, governed by the livestock that set the pace before me and the endurance of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.

15 A nd 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.

Then Esau said, Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me. But said, What need is there for it? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.

16 S o Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

So Esau turned back that day on his way to Seir.

17 A nd Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

But Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built himself a house and made booths or places of shelter for his livestock; so the name of the place is called Succoth.

18 A nd 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.

When Jacob came from Padan-aram, he arrived safely and in peace at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, and pitched his tents before the town.

19 A nd 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.

Then he bought the piece of land on which he had encamped from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.

20 A nd he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.