Genesis 33:3

In 11 translations

BSB

But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

KJV

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

WEB

He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

ASV

And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

LSV

And he himself passed over before them, and bows himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing near to his brother,

YLT

And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

DBY

And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.

DRC

And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.

GNV

So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

JPS

And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

LXXE

But he advanced himself before them, and did reverence to the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְה֖וּא עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֨רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֔ים עַד־גִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ עַד־אָחִֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Αὐτὸς δὲ προῆλθεν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν· καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἑπτάκις, ἕως τοῦ ἐγγίσαι τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
• Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
• John 10:15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
• John 10:4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
• 1 Samuel 2:5The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
• Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
• John 10:11–12I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the…
• Proverbs 6:3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

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