Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and hugged his neck and kissed him, and they wept [for joy].

Bible in Basic English

Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Esau will run to his meeting and he will embrace him and will fall upon his neck and will kiss him, and they will weep.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then ran Esau to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, - and they wept.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Esau
עשׂו 
`Esav 
Usage: 97

ran
רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

to meet him
קראה 
Qir'ah 
Usage: 99

and embraced
חבק 
Chabaq 
Usage: 13

him, and fell
נפל 
Naphal 
Usage: 434

on his neck
צוּארה צוּרן צוּר צוּאר 
Tsavva'r 
Usage: 43

and kissed him
נשׁק 
Nashaq 
Usage: 35

References

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Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Meets Esau And Settles At Shechem

3 But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”


Cross References

Genesis 45:14-15

Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Genesis 32:28

He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Genesis 43:30

Joseph hurried out for he was deeply stirred over his brother, and he sought a place to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there.

Genesis 45:2

He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard of it.

Genesis 46:29

Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man.”Now I was the cupbearer to the king.

Job 2:12

When they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

Psalm 34:4

I sought the Lord, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

Luke 15:20

So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Acts 20:37

And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,

Genesis 43:34

He took portions to them from his own table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

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