The Meaning of Genesis 33:7 Explained

Genesis 33:7

KJV: And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

YLT: and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves.

Darby: And Leah also, with her children, drew near, and they bowed. And lastly Joseph drew near, and Rachel, and they bowed.

ASV: And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 33:7?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 33:7 mean?

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What is the context of Genesis 33:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

What does Genesis 33:7 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 33:7 mean?

And came near also Leah with her children and they bowed down and afterward came near Joseph and Rachel and they bowed down

וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ גַּם־ לֵאָ֛ה וִילָדֶ֖יהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ וְאַחַ֗ר נִגַּ֥שׁ יוֹסֵ֛ף וְרָחֵ֖ל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ

וַתִּגַּ֧שׁ	And came near
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach.
גַּם־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
לֵאָ֛ה	Leah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לֵאָה Sense: daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
וִילָדֶ֖יהָ	with her children
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: יֶלֶד Sense: child, son, boy, offspring, youth.
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ	and they bowed down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁחָה Sense: to bow down.
וְאַחַ֗ר	and afterward
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
נִגַּ֥שׁ	came near
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach.
יוֹסֵ֛ף	Joseph
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
וְרָחֵ֖ל	and Rachel
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רָחֵל Sense: daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	and they bowed down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁחָה Sense: to bow down.

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