Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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Jacob Meets Esau
1 Jacob saw Esau coming with
his four hundred men, so he
divided the children among Leah,
Rachel, and the two concubines.
2 He
put the concubines and their children
first, then Leah and her children,
and finally Rachel and Joseph
at the rear.
3 Jacob went ahead of
them and bowed down to the ground
seven times as he approached his
brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him,
threw his arms around him, and
kissed him. They were both crying.
5 When Esau looked around and saw
the women and the children, he
asked, “Who are these people with
you?”
5 “These, sir, are the children whom
God has been good enough to give
me,” Jacob answered.
6 Then the
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concubines came up with their children
and bowed down;
7 then Leah
and her children came, and last of all
Joseph and Rachel came and bowed
down.
8 Esau asked, “What about that
other group I met? What did that
mean?”
8 Jacob answered, “It was to gain
your favor.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough,
my brother; keep what you have.”
10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have
gained your favor, accept my gift. To
see your face is for me like seeing
the face of God, now that you have
been so friendly to me.
11 Please accept
this gift which I have brought
for you; God has been kind to me
and given me everything I need.” Jacob
kept on urging him until he accepted.
12 Esau said, “Let's get ready and
leave. I will go ahead of you.”
13 Jacob answered, “You know
that the children are weak, and I
must think of the sheep and livestock
with their young. If they are
driven hard for even one day, the
whole herd will die.
14 Please go on
ahead of me, and I will follow
slowly, going as fast as I can with
the livestock and the children until I
catch up with you in Edom.”
15 Esau said, “Then let me leave
some of my men with you.”
15 But Jacob answered, “There is no
need for that for I only want to gain
your favor.” note
16 So that day Esau
started on his way back to Edom.
17 But Jacob went to Sukkoth, where
he built a house for himself and shelters
for his livestock. That is why the
place was named Sukkoth. note
18 On his return from Mesopotamia
Jacob arrived safely at the city of
Shechem in the land of Canaan and
set up his camp in a field near the
city.
19 He bought that part of the
field from the descendants of Hamor
father of Shechem for a hundred
pieces of silver. note
20 He put up an altar
there and named it for El, the God of
Israel.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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