Genesis 33:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.”
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“But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 33:3 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
- Genesis 48:12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
- 1 Samuel 2:5The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
- Proverbs 6:3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- John 10:4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- John 10:15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
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