Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Meets Esau And Settles At Shechem

3 He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?”

He answered, “The children God has graciously given your servant.”


Cross References

Genesis 45:14-15

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

Genesis 32:28

“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Genesis 43:30

Joseph hurried out because he was overcome with emotion for his brother, and he was about to weep. He went into an inner room to weep.

Genesis 45:2

But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it.

Genesis 46:29

Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.

Nehemiah 1:11

Please, Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to that of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success today, and have compassion on him in the presence of this man.

At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.

Job 2:12

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

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 please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

A king’s heart is like streams of water in the Lord’s hand:
He directs it wherever He chooses.

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Acts 20:37

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

Genesis 43:34

Portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, and Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of theirs. They drank, and they got intoxicated with Joseph.

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