The Meaning of Genesis 33:16 Explained

Genesis 33:16

KJV: So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

YLT: And turn back on that day doth Esau on his way to Seir;

Darby: And Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

ASV: So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 33:16?

MEANING: What does Genesis 33:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 33:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 33:16?

What is the context of Genesis 33:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

What does Genesis 33:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 33:1-17 - Jacob And Esau Reconciled

Many things, like this meeting with Esau, are worse in anticipation than in actuality. The brothers were on the same old terms as before that filching of Isaac's blessing. The holy transactions of the previous night had induced this change in the atmosphere. If our ways please the Lord, He will make our enemies to be at peace with us. We must win power with God, by yielding to Him, before we can have power with our Esaus and prevail. When you fear man's wrath, do not run hither and thither for defense; be still and fear not. Commit your way to the Lord and read Psalms 37:1-40. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Surely Jacob needed not to fear, or make these lame excuses and promises. He never intended to go to Esau, to Seir. As soon as the last ranks of his brother's men were lost in the desert haze, he turned to go in the contrary direction. This duplicity was not worthy of the heir of the promises; but too many of us would have done the same, even on the morrow of the Jabbok-wrestle. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 33

¹ Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure
¹⁷ Jacob comes to Succoth
¹⁸ At Shechem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El Elohe Israel

What do the individual words in Genesis 33:16 mean?

So returned day that Esau on his way to Seir

וַיָּשָׁב֩ בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֛ו לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ שֵׂעִֽירָה

וַיָּשָׁב֩	So returned
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
בַּיּ֨וֹם	day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֥וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
עֵשָׂ֛ו	Esau
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵשָׂו Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ	on his way
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
שֵׂעִֽירָה	to Seir
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: שֵׂעִיר Sense: patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites.

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