Genesis 33:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But he himselfוְה֖וּא
(ve·hu)
1931: he, she, ita prim. pronoun
passedעָבַ֣ר
(a·var)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
on aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
(lif·nei·hem;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of them and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ
(vai·yish·ta·chu)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙
(ar·tzah)
776: earth, landa prim. root
sevenשֶׁ֣בַע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
times,פְּעָמִ֔ים
(pe·'a·mim,)
6471: a beat, foot, anvil, occurrencefrom paam
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
he came nearגִּשְׁתֹּ֖ו
(gish·tov)
5066: to draw near, approacha prim. root
to his brother.אָחִֽיו׃
(a·chiv.)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he passed over
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
before them
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
and bowed himself
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
to the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
times
pa`am  (pah'-am)
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) -- anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-)fold, now, (this) + once, order, rank, step, + thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
until he came near
nagash  (naw-gash')
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship;
to his brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

King James Bible
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.

International Standard Version
Then he went out to meet Esau, passing in front of all of them, and bowed low to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

NET Bible
But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.

King James 2000 Bible
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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