Genesis 33:2

and put the handmaids and their children first,—and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph next;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

In Context

1Then Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! Esau, coming in,—and with him, four hundred men. So he divided the children—unto Leah and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids;

3but he himself, passed over before them, and bowed himself to the earth seven times, until he had come near unto his brother.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:16Now, Laban, had two daughters,—the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,

Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel,—and God hearkened unto her, and granted her to bear.

Malachi 3:17Therefore shall they be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in the day for which, I, am preparing treasure,—and I will deal tenderly with them, just as a man, dealeth tenderly, with his own son who is serving him.

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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