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Genesis 33:3
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KJ21
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
ASV
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
AMP
Then Jacob crossed over [the stream] ahead of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times [bowing and moving forward each time], until he approached his brother.
AMPC
Then Jacob went over [the stream] before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
BRG
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
CSB
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
CSBA
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
CEB
He himself went in front of them and bowed to the ground seven times as he was approaching his brother.
CJB
Then he himself passed on ahead of them and prostrated himself on the ground seven times before approaching his brother.
CEV
Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.
DARBY
And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
DRA
And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.
ERV
Jacob himself went out before them. While he was walking toward his brother Esau, he bowed down to the ground seven times.
EASY
Jacob himself went in front of these groups. He bent down to the ground to respect Esau. He did this seven times as he came nearer to his brother.
EHV
He himself crossed over the stream ahead of the others and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
ESV
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
ESVUK
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
EXB
Jacob himself ·went out [passed] in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times ·as he was walking toward [or until he came near] his brother.
GNV
So he went before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
GW
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.
GNT
Jacob went ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
HCSB
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
ICB
Jacob himself went out in front of them. He bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.
ISV
Then he went out to meet Esau, passing in front of all of them, and bowed low to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
JUB
And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
KJV
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
AKJV
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
LSB
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
LEB
And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.
TLB
Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother he bowed low seven times before him.
MSG
Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah and Rachel and the two maidservants. He put the maidservants out in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. He led the way and, as he approached his brother, bowed seven times, honoring his brother. But Esau ran up and embraced him, held him tight and kissed him. And they both wept.
MEV
He went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
NOG
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.
NABRE
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing to the ground seven times, until he reached his brother.
NASB
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
NASB1995
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
NCB
He walked ahead of them and bowed to the ground seven times as he was approaching his brother.
NCV
Jacob himself went out in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.
NET
But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
NIRV
He himself went on ahead. As he came near his brother, he bowed down to the ground seven times.
NIV
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
NIVUK
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
NKJV
Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
NLV
Then Jacob went before them. He bowed to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
NLT
Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.
NRSVA
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
NRSVACE
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
NRSVCE
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
NRSVUE
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
OJB
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground sheva pe’amim, until he came near to achiv (his brother).
RGT
So, he went before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
RSV
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
RSVCE
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
TLV
But he himself passed on ahead of them, and bowed to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
VOICE
He himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
WEB
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
WYC
And Jacob went before (them), and worshipped lowly to the earth seven times (and bowed low to the ground seven times), till his brother nighed.
YLT
And 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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