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Then the slave womenוַ הַשְּׁפָחוֹתcame near,תִּגַּשְׁןָtheyהֵנָּהand their children,וְיַלְדֵיהֶןand bowed down.וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ
Genesis 33:6
Study it in the app“Then the slave women came near, they and their children, and bowed down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:6, word by word
- Then the slave womenשְּׁפָחוֹתshefachot
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shefachot” appears- came nearתִּגַּשְׁןָtigashna
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “tigashna” appears- and their childrenיַלְדֵיyalde
son
A son or daughter of someone; his direct offspring.
Where else “yalde” appears- and bowed downתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָtishtachavena
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “tishtachavena” appears
The context
5He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children with whom Elohim has favored your servant.”
6 · This verse (above)
7Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.
To study Genesis 33 in a group
1. What it says
How did Esau receive Jacob when they met (v. 4)?
2. What it means
What does this meeting show compared with what Jacob had feared (vv. 4, 10)?
3. How I live it
With whom could you take a step toward reconciliation today?