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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Esau turned back [toward the south] that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That day Esau started on his way back to Seir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That day Esau started on his way back to Seir, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Esau left for Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That day Esau started back to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So that day Esau started on his way back to Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Esau set out that very day back on his way to Seir, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on the road to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Esau turns back on that day on his way to Seir;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And turn back on that day doth Esau on his way to Seir;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Esau will turn back in that day on his way to Seir.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned, that day, the way that he came, to Seir. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Esau returned that day, by the way that he had arrived, to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So on that day Esau went on his way back to Seir,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Esau returned that day on the road to Sair.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Esau returned on that day on his journey to Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/33-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8458" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/33.htm">Jacob Meets Esau</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">So that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: lə·ḏar·kōw (Prep-l:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">started on his way</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">back</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: śê·‘î·rāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.">to Seir,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3-5</a></span><br />Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. / He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now. / I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-55.htm">Genesis 31:55</a></span><br />Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a></span><br />Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41-45</a></span><br />Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” / When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. / So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-6.htm">Genesis 32:6-7</a></span><br />When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.” / In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13-21</a></span><br />Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau: / 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, / 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Genesis 34:1-2</a></span><br />Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. / When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Genesis 36:6-8</a></span><br />Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. / For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock. / So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Exodus 18:27</a></span><br />Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Deuteronomy 2:4-5</a></span><br />and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-12</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Started</a> <a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/24-63.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/genesis/33-12.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Started</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/38-16.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/33-17.htm">Jacob comes to Succoth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">At Shechem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El Elohe Israel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So that day</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific moment in time, emphasizing the immediacy of Esau's actions following his encounter with Jacob. The reconciliation between the brothers occurs after years of estrangement, highlighting the significance of forgiveness and restoration in relationships. The phrase underscores the swift resolution of their conflict, which is a testament to the power of reconciliation and the work of God in softening hearts.<p><b>Esau started on his way</b><br>Esau's decision to leave and return to his own territory demonstrates his acceptance of the reconciliation with Jacob. It reflects a peaceful parting, contrasting with their previous animosity. This action can be seen as a fulfillment of the blessing Isaac gave Esau, where he would live by the sword but eventually break free from his brother's yoke (<a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a>). Esau's departure signifies his independence and the establishment of his own lineage, separate from Jacob's.<p><b>back to Seir</b><br>Seir is a mountainous region located in Edom, southeast of the Dead Sea. It is historically significant as the land inhabited by Esau and his descendants, the Edomites. The mention of Seir connects to the broader biblical narrative, where Edom often plays a role in Israel's history. The geographical reference underscores the distinct paths of Jacob and Esau, with Jacob continuing the covenant line through Israel and Esau establishing the nation of Edom. This separation fulfills the prophecy given to Rebekah that two nations would come from her womb (<a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder brother of Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah. Known for selling his birthright to Jacob and later being deceived out of his blessing. In this passage, Esau demonstrates a reconciliatory spirit by parting peacefully with Jacob.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger brother of Esau, who had previously fled from Esau's wrath after deceiving him. In this chapter, Jacob meets Esau after many years, and they reconcile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/seir.htm">Seir</a></b><br>A mountainous region where Esau settled, also known as Edom. It is significant as the land given to Esau and his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation.htm">Reconciliation</a></b><br>The event of Jacob and Esau meeting and reconciling after years of estrangement. This is a pivotal moment of forgiveness and restoration of their relationship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/journey.htm">Journey</a></b><br>The act of Esau returning to Seir signifies the conclusion of their meeting and the continuation of their separate lives, now at peace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_forgiveness.htm">The Power of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Esau's willingness to forgive Jacob demonstrates the power of forgiveness in healing relationships and restoring peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_relationships.htm">God's Sovereignty in Relationships</a></b><br>Despite past conflicts, God orchestrates events to bring about reconciliation, showing His sovereignty in our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moving_forward_in_peace.htm">Moving Forward in Peace</a></b><br>Esau's return to Seir signifies moving forward without holding onto past grievances, a model for us to follow in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Jacob's approach to Esau with gifts and humility is a lesson in how to seek reconciliation sincerely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_timing.htm">Trusting God's Timing</a></b><br>The reconciliation happened in God's perfect timing, reminding us to trust His timing in resolving conflicts in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_conflict_after_jacob-esau_meet.htm">What explains the absence of any further conflict between Jacob and Esau after their dramatic meeting in Genesis 33?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_bought_shechem's_burial_site,_abraham_or_jacob.htm">In Acts 7:16, Stephen says Abraham bought a burial place in Shechem, yet Genesis 33:19 credits Jacob with that purchase. Which account is correct?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_14_7_vs._no_battle_evidence.htm">How does 2 Kings 14:7's claim of killing 10,000 Edomites align with the lack of archaeological evidence for such a battle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_paul_the_apostle_jewish.htm">What is Edom's significance in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 16, 17.</span> - So (literally, and, complying with his brother's request) <span class="cmt_word">Esau returned</span> <span class="cmt_word">that day on his way unto Seir</span> - from which he had come to meet Jacob (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob journeyed to Succoth.</span> Succoth, so called here by anticipation, and afterwards belonging to the tribe of Gad, was situated in the valley of the Jordan, on the east side of the river, and to the south of the Jabbok (<a href="/joshua/13-27.htm">Joshua 13:27</a>; <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Judges 8:4, 5</a>), and consequently is not to be identified with Sakut, on the western side of the Jordan, ten miles north of the Jabbok, and opposite the Wady Yabis (Robinson, vol. 3. p. 175; Thomson, 'Land and Book,' p. 456); but is to be sought for at the ford opposite the Wady-el-Fariah, "down which the little stream from Shechem drains into the Jordan" (Tristram, 'Land of Israel,' p. 144; Porter in Kitto's 'Cyclop.,' art. Succoth; cf. Keil and Kalisch <span class="accented">in loco</span>). <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>And built him an house</span>. This was an indication that Jacob purposed some considerable stay at Succoth; and, indeed, if a period of repose was not now demanded by the state of Jacob s health after his long servitude with Laban, his exhausting conflict with the angel, and his exciting interview with Esau (Lange), an interval of some years appears to be imperatively required by the exigencies of the ensuing narrative concerning Dinah, who could not at this time have been much over six years of age (Murphy, Afford, Gosman, <span class="accented">et alii</span>). <span class="cmt_word">And made booths for his cattle.</span> Porter states that he has frequently men such booths (Succoth, from <span class="accented">saccac, to</span> entwine) occupied by the Bedawin of the Jordan valley, and describes them as rude huts of reeds, sometimes covered with long grass, and sometimes with a piece of tent (vide Kitto's 'Cyclop.,' <span class="accented">ut supra</span>). <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Therefore the name of the place is called</span> (literally, <span class="accented">he called the name of the place</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Succoth</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> booths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/33-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֛ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">started on his way</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏar·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּשָׁב֩</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Seir,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂעִֽירָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(śê·‘î·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm">Strong's 8165: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/33-16.htm">Genesis 33:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/33-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 33:16 So Esau returned that day on his (Gen. 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