Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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
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.
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;
Themes
Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Forgiveness » Examples of human
Forgiveness » Instances of » Esau forgives jacob
jacob » Reconciliation of, with esau
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
Reconciliation » Between esau and jacob
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Falling on the neck and kissing
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 33:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Meets Esau And Settles At Shechem
3 And he went before them and fell on the ground seven times, until he came unto his brother. 4 Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lift up his eyes and saw the wives and their children, and said, "What are these which thou there hast?" And he said, "They are the children which God hath 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, "Thou shalt be called Jacob no more, but Israel. For thou hast wrestled with God and with men and hast prevailed."
Genesis 43:30
And Joseph made haste - for his heart did melt upon his brother - and sought for to weep, and entered into his chamber, for to weep there.
Genesis 45:2
And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it.
Genesis 46:29
And Joseph made ready his chariot and went to meet Israel his father unto Goshen, and presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck and wept upon his neck a good while.
Nehemiah 1:11
O LORD, let thine ears mark the prayer of thy servant, and the prayer of thy servants, whose desire is to fear thy name; and let thy servant prosper this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's butler."
Job 2:12
So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one of them rent his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the air.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the LORD, and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.
Luke 15:20
And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Acts 20:37
And they wept all abundantly, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him:
Genesis 43:34
And they brought rewards unto them from before him: but Benjamin's part was five times so much as any of theirs. And they ate and they drank, and were drunk with him.