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They were both crying. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/genesis/33-4.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/genesis/33-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/genesis/33-4.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/genesis/1.htm">Genesis</a> > <a href="/gntd/genesis/33.htm">Chapter 33</a> > Verse 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/33-3.htm" title="Genesis 33:3">◄</a> Genesis 33:4 <a href="../genesis/33-5.htm" title="Genesis 33:5">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/genesis/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/genesis/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/genesis/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Esau ran toward Jacob and hugged and kissed him. Then the two brothers started crying. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, and flinging himself on his neck, kissed him as he wept.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/genesis/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.</p><p class="hdg">embraced.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30,34</a> And he made haste, because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber, he wept. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/45-2.htm">Genesis 45:2,15</a> And he lifted up his voice with weeping, which the Egyptians, and all the house of Pharao heard. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a> And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out, they wept, and rending their garments, they sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a> I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/34-4.htm">Psalm 34:4</a> I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my troubles.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a> When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a> As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.</p><p class="hdg">fell on.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/45-14.htm">Genesis 45:14,15</a> And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29</a> And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him, wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20</a> And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/20-37.htm">Acts 20:37</a> And there was much weeping among them all. And falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed him,</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/genesis/33.htm">Jacob Meets Esau</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times, until his brother came near. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl">Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.</span><span class="reftext">5</span>And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their children, and said: What mean these? And do they belong to thee? He answered: They are the children which God hath given to me, thy servant.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/29-11.htm">Genesis 29:11</a></span><br />And having watered the flock, he kissed her: and lifting up his voice wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/29-13.htm">Genesis 29:13</a></span><br />Who, when he heard that Jacob his sister's son was come, ran forth to meet him: and embracing him, and heartily kissing him, brought him into his house. And when he had heard the causes of his journey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/32-11.htm">Genesis 32:11</a></span><br />Deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am greatly afraid of him; lest perhaps he come, and kill the mother with the children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/45-14.htm">Genesis 45:14</a></span><br />And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/45-15.htm">Genesis 45:15</a></span><br />And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/14-33.htm">2 Samuel 14:33</a></span><br />So Joab going in to the king, told him all: and Absalom was called for, and, he went in to the king: and prostrated himself on the ground before him: and the king kissed Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a></span><br />When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Embraced</a> <a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/acts/20-10.htm">Folding</a> <a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/31-28.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/genesis/31-55.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-55.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-19.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Running</a> <a href="/revelation/20-3.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Embraced</a> <a href="/genesis/33-5.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-5.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/genesis/48-10.htm">Folding</a> <a href="/genesis/33-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-4.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/genesis/39-12.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/genesis/39-12.htm">Running</a> <a href="/genesis/37-24.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: and arms around But embraced Esau fell he him his Jacob kissed meet neck on ran Then they threw to wept<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/genesis/33-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 33:4 Esau ran to meet him embraced him (Gen. 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