1 J acob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.

¶ 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 H e put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

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

3 H e himself passed over in front of 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 E sau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, 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 H e lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” 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 servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.

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

7 L eah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

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

8 E sau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “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 E sau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

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

10 J acob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees 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 the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” 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 E sau said, “Let us take our journey, and 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 J acob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks 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 pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to 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 E sau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me.” He said, “Why? 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 J acob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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 J acob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped 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 H e bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of 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 H e 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).