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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 33 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.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="../cmenus/genesis/33.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="../topmenuchap/genesis/33-1.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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Genesis 33</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></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/32.htm" title="Genesis 32">◄</a> Genesis 33 <a href="../genesis/34.htm" title="Genesis 34">►</a></div></td></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="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Jacob Meets Esau</h3><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_1"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.1" class="v0_33_1">1</span>Later that day Jacob met Esau coming with his 400 men. So Jacob told his children to walk with their mothers. </span><span class="v0_33_2"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.2" class="v0_33_2">2</span>The two servant women, Zilpah and Bilhah, together with their children went first, followed by Leah and her children, then by Rachel and Joseph. </span><span class="v0_33_3"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.3" class="v0_33_3">3</span>Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_4"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.4" class="v0_33_4">4</span>But Esau ran toward Jacob and hugged and kissed him. Then the two brothers started crying.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_5"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.5" class="v0_33_5">5</span>When Esau noticed the women and children he asked, “Whose children are these?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_5">Jacob answered, “These are the children the <span class="nd">Lord</span> has been kind enough to give to me, your servant.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_6"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.6" class="v0_33_6">6</span>Then the two servant women and their children came and bowed down to Esau. </span><span class="v0_33_7"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.7" class="v0_33_7">7</span>Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down; finally, Joseph and Rachel also came and bowed down.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_8"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.8" class="v0_33_8">8</span>Esau asked Jacob, “Why did you send those herds I met along the road?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_8">“Master,” Jacob answered, “I sent them so you would be friendly to me.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_9"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.9" class="v0_33_9">9</span>“But, brother, I already have plenty,” Esau replied. “Keep them for yourself.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_10"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.10" class="v0_33_10">10</span>“No!” Jacob said. “Please accept them as a sign of your friendship for me. When you welcomed me and I saw your face, it was like seeing the face of God. </span><span class="v0_33_11"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.11" class="v0_33_11">11</span>Please accept these as gifts I brought to you. God has been good to me, and I have everything I need.” Jacob kept insisting until Esau agreed.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_12"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.12" class="v0_33_12">12</span>“Let's get ready to travel,” Esau said. “I'll go along with you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_13"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.13" class="v0_33_13">13</span>But Jacob answered, “Master, you know traveling is hard on children, and I have to look after the sheep and goats that are nursing their young. If my animals travel too much in one day, they will all die. </span><span class="v0_33_14"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.14" class="v0_33_14">14</span>Why don't you go on ahead and let me travel along slowly with the children, the herds, and the flocks. We can meet again in the country of Edom.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_15"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.15" class="v0_33_15">15</span>Esau replied, “Let me leave some of my men with you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_15">“You don't have to do that,” Jacob answered. “I am happy, simply knowing that you are friendly to me.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_16"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.16" class="v0_33_16">16</span>So Esau left for Edom. </span><span class="v0_33_17"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.17" class="v0_33_17">17</span>But Jacob went to Succoth,<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.33.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> where he built a house for himself and set up shelters for his animals. That's why the place is called Succoth.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Jacob Arrives at Shechem</h3><p class="par"><span class="v0_33_18"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.18" class="v0_33_18">18</span>After leaving northern Syria,<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.33.18!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> Jacob arrived safely at Shechem in Canaan and set up camp outside the city. </span><span class="v0_33_19"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.19" class="v0_33_19">19</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.33.19!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> The land where he camped was owned by the descendants of Hamor, the father of Shechem. So Jacob paid them 100 pieces of silver<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.33.19!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> for the property, </span><span class="v0_33_20"><span class="reftext" id="Gen.33.20" class="v0_33_20">20</span>then he set up his tents and built an altar there to honor the God of Israel.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">33.17 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Succoth: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In Hebrew “Succoth” means “shelters.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">33.18 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">northern Syria: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 24.10.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">33.19 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">pieces of silver: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “lambs” or “cattle.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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