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Genesis 33:2 KJV
Genesis · chapter 33 · verse 2
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.Genesis 33:2 · King James Version
Genesis 33:2 in context
1And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- handmaidsshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- childrenyeledsomething bornH3206 →
- foremostriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- RachelRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- afterʼachărôwnhinderH314 →
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Here, I. Jacob discovered Esau's approach, Gen 33:1. Some think that his lifting up his eyes denotes his cheerfulness and confidence, in opposition to a dejected countenance; having by prayer committed his case to God, he went on his way, and his countenance was no more sad, Sa1 1:18.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4