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Leahלֵאָהalsoגַּםcame nearוַתִּגַּשׁwith her children,וִילָדֶיהָand they bowed down;וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּand afterwardוְאַחַרJosephיוֹסֵףcame nearנִגַּשׁwith Rachel,וְרָחֵלand they bowed down.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ
Genesis 33:7
Study it in the app“Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 33:7, word by word
- Leahלֵאָהlea
Leah
Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.
Where else “lea” appears- came nearתִּגַּשׁtigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “tigash” appears- with her childrenילָדֶיylade
son
A son or daughter of someone; his direct offspring.
Where else “ylade” appears- and they bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtachavu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachavu” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- with Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears
The context
6Then the slave women came near, they and their children, and bowed down.
7 · This verse (above)
8He said, “What do you mean by all this camp that I met?” He said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
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?