Genesis 33:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And 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.”

Genesis 33:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 33:1 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 33:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jacob 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.”

Genesis 33:1 — World English Bible

Genesis 33:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.”

Genesis 33:1 — American Standard Version

Genesis 33:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants;”

Genesis 33:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 33:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he distributed the children to Leah, and to Rachel, and to the two maidservants:”

Genesis 33:1 — Darby Translation

Genesis 33:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as Iaakob lift vp his eyes, and looked, behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and he deuided the children to Leah, and to Rahel, and to the two maides.”

Genesis 33:1 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 33:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Jacob lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divided the children among Leah, and Rachel, and the two maidservants.”

Genesis 33:1 — The Living Sword

Genesis 33:1 in Context — Genesis 33

1 And 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.

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

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

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What Does Genesis 33:1 Mean?

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