Genesis 33:3

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground sheva pe'amim, until he came near to achiv (his brother).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And he put the shefachot and their yeladim rishonah, and Leah and her yeladim acharonim, and Rachel and Yosef acharonim.

4And Esav ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his tzavar (neck), and kissed him; and they wept.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:6And Yosef was the Shalit Al HaAretz, and he it was that sold to kol Am HaAretz: and Achei Yosef came, and prostrated themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 48:12And Yosef brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.

Proverbs 6:3Do this now, beni (my son), and deliver thyself, 1 since thou art come into the palm of thy re'a; 1 go, humble thyself, and plead with thy re'a. 1

Luke 14:11For everyone exalting himself shall be humbled, and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

John 10:11I am the Ro'eh HaTov (the Good Shepherd). The Ro'eh HaTov lays down his neshamah for the tzon. + 10:11 Ps 23:1; Isa 40:11; Ezek 34:11-16,23; Isa 53:7,8,10

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:2-5

Jacob's Interview with Esau. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And 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. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell… Read the whole commentary →

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