Genesis 33:2

and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

Young's Literal Translation

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

1And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants;

3And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

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Cross References

Genesis 29:16And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

Genesis 30:22And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

Malachi 3:17And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing — a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his 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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