Genesis 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up 1  and saw that Esau was coming 2  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

Genesis 33:5

33:5 When Esau 3  looked up 4  and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” Jacob 5  replied, “The children whom God has graciously given 6  your servant.”

1 tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

2 tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.

3 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”

5 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.”