1 N ow Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

¶ And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and saw, 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 A nd he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

And he put the handmaids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

3 T hen he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.

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

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

5 A nd he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

¶ 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 whom God hath graciously given thy slave.

6 T hen the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.

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

7 A nd Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.

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

8 T hen Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “ These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”

And he said, What meanest thou by all these droves which I met? And he said, To find grace in the sight of my lord.

9 B ut Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep what thou hast unto thyself.

10 A nd Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

And Jacob said, No, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present from my hand, that for this I have seen thy face as though I had seen the face of God; and do me the pleasure.

11 P lease, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.

Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee because God has dealt graciously with me, and all that is here is mine. And he urged him, and he took it.

12 T hen Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”

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

13 B ut Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die.

And he said unto him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the sheep and cows with young are with me; and if men should overdrive them, in one day all the sheep will die.

14 P lease let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass before his slave; and I will lead on softly, according as the property that goes before me and the children are able to endure until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 A nd Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What for? Let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

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

¶ So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

17 A nd Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. Jacob Comes to Canaan

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

18 T hen Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city.

And Jacob came safe and sound to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram, and pitched his tent before the city.

19 A nd he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

And he bought part of the field where he had spread his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred ewes.

20 T hen he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.

And there he erected an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel (the Strong God of Israel).