Bible verse

Genesis 33:6

Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:6 · BSB

Genesis 33:6 in context

The verses around it, from Genesis 33.

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.

8 “What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.

9 “I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

10 But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

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Genesis 33:6 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

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

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