Genesis 33:6

6 Then the female servants and their children approached and bowed down.

Genesis 33:6 in Other Translations

6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

6 Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down.

6 Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him.

6 Then the maidservants came up with their children and bowed;

6 Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

6 Then the slaves and their children came forward and bowed down.

6 Then the female slaves and their children approached [him] and bowed down.

6 Then the female servants and their children came near and bowed down.

Genesis 33:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 33:6

Then the handmaids came near, they and their children
Being foremost, and next to, Jacob, as Bilhah and her two sons, Dan and Naphtali, and Zilpah and her two sons, Gad and Asher: and they bowed themselves;
in token of respect to Esau, as Jacob had done before them, and set them an example, and no doubt instructed them to do it.

Genesis 33:6 In-Context

4 But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.

5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.”

6 Then the female servants and their children approached and bowed down.

7 Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down. Last of all came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed down.

8 Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?” “To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said.

Cross References

• 1. ver 2
• 2. S ver 3