Genesis 33:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.”

Genesis 33:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 33:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 33:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.”

Genesis 33:6 — World English Bible

Genesis 33:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. ”

Genesis 33:6 — American Standard Version

Genesis 33:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the maid-servants draw nigh, they and their children, and bow themselves;”

Genesis 33:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 33:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the maidservants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed. ”

Genesis 33:6 — Darby Translation

Genesis 33:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then came the maides neere, they, and their children, and bowed themselues.”

Genesis 33:6 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 33:6 in Context — Genesis 33

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

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What Does Genesis 33:6 Mean?

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