Bible verse
But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
Genesis 33:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from 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.”
6 Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
7 Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
KJV
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
ASV
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
ERV
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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