Genesis 33:14

Genesis 33:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
• New International Version (NIV)So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

Context of Genesis 33:14

12Then he said, “Let’s journey and be on our way, and I’ll go ahead of you. 13He continued, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and the cattle in my care are nursing. So if they were pushed hard just one day, all the flocks would die. Please, let my lord pass on ahead of your servant, and I’ll move on further gradually, at a pace suited to the livestock that are before me and at a pace suited to the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.” 15Then Esau said, “Please let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What’s this? Let me find favor in my lord’s eyes.” 16So on that day Esau returned on his way to Seir,

Genesis 33:14 word by word

יַעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• I pray thee, pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• his servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and I will lead onנָהַלnâhal · to guideH5095
• softlyאַט'aţ · softlyH328
• according asרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• the cattleמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• and the childrenיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• until I comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165

Cross-references for Genesis 33:14

• Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd, He tends His flock. He gathers the lambs in His arms carries them in his bosom, and gently guides nursing ewes.
• Mark 4:33With many such parables He used to tell them the word, as much as they were able to hear.
• Romans 15:1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the powerless and not just please ourselves.
• 1 Corinthians 3:2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. Indeed, even now you are not yet ready,
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win over more of them.
• Genesis 32:3Then Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s camp,” and he named that place Mahanaim.
• Deuteronomy 2:1“Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness by the way to the Sea of Reeds, just as Adonai told me. We went around the hill country of Seir for many days.
• Judges 5:4Adonai, when You came out from Seir, when You marched from Edom’s field, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water.
• 2 Chronicles 20:10“Now behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir—whose land You did not allow Israel to invade when they came from the land of Egypt, instead they turned aside from them and did not destroy them—
• Ezekiel 25:8Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘See, the house of Judah is like all the other nations!’
• Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

Commentaries on Genesis 33:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Until I come unto my lord unto Seir - It is very likely that Jacob was perfectly sincere in his expressed purpose of visiting Esau at Seir, but it is as likely that circumstances afterwards occurred that rendered it either improper or impracticable; and we find that Esau afterwards removed to Canaan, and he and Jacob dwelt there together for several years. See Genesis 36:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 - Jacob and Esau Meet 17. סכת sûkkôth Sukkoth, “booths,” consisting of poles forming a roof covered with branches, leaves, or grass. 19. חמור chămôr Chamor, “ass, red, heap.” קשׂיטה qeśı̂yṭâh Qesitah, weighed or measured. ̓̀ Amnos Septuagint and Onkelos Jacob has a friendly interview with Esau, and re-+enters Kenaan. Genesis 33:1-3 Jacob, upon seeing Esau approach with his four hundred men, advances with circumspection and lowly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Even though Esau seemed generous, Jacob was cautious and cleverly avoided traveling with him. until I come to my lord at Seir: Jacob's lie shows his old habit of using deceit instead of living by faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. until I come unto my lord--It seems to have been Jacob's intention, passing round the Dead Sea, to visit his brother in Seir, and thus, without crossing the Jordan, go to Beer-sheba to Isaac; but he changed his plan, and whether the intention was carried out then or at a future period has not been recorded.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 33:14

• Prayer
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Commentaries on Genesis 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings