The Holy Ivri Heritage Bible

1And Ya’akov lifted up his eyes, and saw, and behold! Esav his brother coming, and four hundred men with him; and Ya’akov divided the children to Leah and to Rachel, and the two handmaidens. 2And he put the two handmaidens and their children in front, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Yosef last. 3But he advanced himself before them, and bowed to the ground seven times, until he drew near to his brother. 4And Esav ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept. 5And Esav looked up and saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” And he said, “The children with whom Elohim has mercifully blessed your servant.” 6And the maidservants and their children drew near and bowed. 7And Leah and her children drew near and bowed; and afterward Rachel and Yosef drew near and bowed. 8And he said, “What do you mean by all these companies which I met?” And he said, “That your servant might find chen [favor/grace] in the sight of my lord.” 9And Esav said, “I have much, my brother; keep what you have.” 10And Ya’akov said, “If I have found chen [favor/grace] in your sight, then receive my gift from my hand; for truly I have seen your face as one sees the face of Elohim, and you were pleased with me. 11Receive my minchah [blessing/present] which I brought to you, because Elohim has dealt graciously with me, and because I have all things.” And he urged him, and he took it. 12And Esav said, “Let us depart and go, and I will go before you.” 13And he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with me are nursing; if they are driven hard one day, all the flock will die. 14Let my lord go on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, according to the pace of the livestock before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Se’ir.” 15And Esav said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” And he said, “Why so? Let me only find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16So Esav returned that day on his way to Se’ir. 17And Ya’akov journeyed to Sukkot, and built himself a house, and made sukkot [booths] for his cattle; therefore, the name of the place is called Sukkot. 18And Ya’akov came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Kena’an, when he came from Paddan-Aram, and he encamped before the city. 19And he bought the portion of the field, where he had pitched his tent, from Hamor the father of Shechem, for one hundred lambs. 20And he set up there an altar, and called it El-Elohei-Yisra’el [The Mighty One, the Elohim of Israel].