Genesis 33:7
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New International Version (©2011)
Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down. Last of all came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed down.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Leah likewise came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Leah also approached, and she and her children bowed low. After this, Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed low.

NET Bible (©2006)
Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Likewise, Leah and her children came forward and bowed down. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and last came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Lia also with her children came near, and bowed down in like manner, and last of all Joseph and Rachel bowed down.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

World English Bible
Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Young's Literal Translation
and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

33:1-16 Jacob, having by prayer committed his case to God, went on his way. Come what will, nothing can come amiss to him whose heart is fixed, trusting in God. Jacob bowed to Esau. A humble, submissive behaviour goes far towards turning away wrath. Esau embraced Jacob. God has the hearts of all men in his hands, and can turn them when and how he pleases. It is not in vain to trust in God, and to call upon him in the day of trouble. And when a man's ways please the Lord he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Esau receives Jacob as a brother, and much tenderness passes between them. Esau asks, Who are those with thee? To this common question, Jacob spoke like himself, like a man whose eyes are ever directed towards the Lord. Jacob urged Esau, though his fear was over, and he took his present. It is well when men's religion makes them generous, free-hearted, and open-handed. But Jacob declined Esau's offer to accompany him. It is not desirable to be too intimate with superior ungodly relations, who will expect us to join in their vanities, or at least to wink at them, though they blame, and perhaps mock at, our religion. Such will either be a snare to us, or offended with us. We shall venture the loss of all things, rather than endanger our souls, if we know their value; rather than renounce Christ, if we truly love him. And let Jacob's care and tender attention to his family and flocks remind us of the good Shepherd of our souls, who gathers the lambs with his arm, and carries them in his bosom, and gently leads those that are with young, Isa 40:11. As parents, teachers or pastors, we should all follow his example.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves,.... Who were in the next division or company; their children were seven, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah, six sons and one daughter:

and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves; it is observed that Joseph is mentioned before his mother; it may be, because they might put him before her in the procession, for greater safety; or she might present him to Esau, being a child of little more than six years of age, and teach him how to make his obeisance to him, which she also did herself.

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Jacob Meets Esau
…6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8And he said, What mean you by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. …

Genesis 33:6 Then the female servants and their children approached and bowed down.
Genesis 33:8 Esau asked, "What's the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?" "To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said.