Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

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.

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

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Meets Esau And Settles At Shechem

3 And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept. 5 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children that God has graciously given thy servant.


Cross References

Genesis 45:14-15

And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

Genesis 43:30

And Joseph made haste, for his bowels burned for his brother; and he sought a place to weep, and he went into the chamber, and wept there.

Genesis 45:2

And he raised his voice in weeping; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Genesis 46:29

Then Joseph yoked his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cupbearer.

Job 2:12

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

Psalm 34:4

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Luke 15:20

And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

Acts 20:37

And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

Genesis 43:34

And he had portions carried to them from before him. And Benjamin's portion was five times greater than the portions of them all. And they drank, and made merry with him.

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