Genesis 33:6
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
Then the handmaidens came neere; they and their children, and they bowed themselues.
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Genesis 33:6
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handmaidens
Female servants or attendants.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.
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33:1AND 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.
33:1¶ And Iacob lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and hee diuided the children vnto Leah, and vnto Rachel, and vnto the two handmaids.
33:2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
33:2And he put the handmaides, and their chidren foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Ioseph hindermost.
33:3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
33:3And hee passed ouer before them, and bowed himselfe to the ground seuen times, vntill hee came neere to his brother.
33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
33:4And Esau ran to meete him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.
33:5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
33:5And he lift vp his eyes, and sawe the women, and the children, and said, who are those †with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously giuen thy seruant.
33:6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
33:6Then the handmaidens came neere; they and their children, and they bowed themselues.
Selected passage33:7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
33:7And Leah also with her children came neere, and bowed themselues: and after came Ioseph neere and Rachel, and they bowed themselues.
33:8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
33:8And he said, †What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my LORD.
33:9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
33:9And Esau said, I haue enough: my brother, †keepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe.
33:10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
33:10And Iacob saide, Nay, I pray thee: if now I haue found grace in thy sight, then receiue my present at my hand: for therefore I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God; and thou wast pleased with me.
33:11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
33:11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with mee, and because I haue enough: and hee vrged him, and he tooke it.
33:12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
33:12And he said, Let vs take our iourney, and let vs goe, and I will goe before thee.
33:13And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
33:13And hee said vnto him, My LORD knoweth, that the children are tender, and the flockes and heards with yong are with mee: and if men should ouer-driue them one day, all the flocke will die.
33:14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
33:14Let my LORD, I pray thee, passe ouer before his seruant, and I will leade on softly, according †as the cattell that goeth before me, and the children be able to endure, vntill I come vnto my LORD vnto Seir.
33:15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
33:15And Esau said, Let me now †leaue with thee some of the folke that are with me: And hee said, †What needeth it? let me finde grace in the sight of my LORD.