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Genesis 33:16 KJV
Genesis · chapter 33 · verse 16
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.Genesis 33:16 · King James Version
Genesis 33:16 in context
14Let 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.
15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- EsauʻÊsâvEsav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityH6215 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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Here, 1. Jacob comes to Succoth. Having in a friendly manner parted with Esau, who had gone to his own country (Gen 33:16), he comes to a place where, it should seem, he rested for some time, set up booths for his cattle, and other conveniences for himself and family.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-20