Discovery BoxGenesis 33:1 
ContextJacob 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
Context33:5 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.”
