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BSB § Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
OEB Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms about his neck, and kissed him, and they wept.
WEB Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
NET But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.
LSV and Esau runs to meet him, and embraces him, and falls on his neck, and kisses him, and they weep;
FBV Esau ran over to him and hugged him. He put his arms around his neck and kissed him. The two of them wept.
T4T But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
LEB But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
BBE Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.
MOF No MOF GEN book available
JPS And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
ASV And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
DRA Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.
YLT and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
DBY And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.
RV And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
WBS And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
KJB And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
BB Esau ranne to meete hym, and imbraced him, and fel on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.
(Esau ranne to meet him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.)
GNV Then Esau ranne to meete him, and embraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.
(Then Esau ranne to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept. )
CB But Esau ranne to mete him, and enbraced him, and fell aboute his neck, & kyssed him, and wepte,
(But Esau ranne to meet him, and enbraced him, and fell about his neck, and kissed him, and wept,)
WYC And so Esau ran ayens his brothir, and collide hym, and Esau helde his necke, and kisside, and wepte.
(And so Esau ran against his brothir, and collide him, and Esau held his necke, and kisside, and wept.)
LUT Esau aber lief ihm entgegen und herzete ihn und fiel ihm um den Hals und küssete ihn; und sie weineten.
(Esau but lief him entgegen and herzete him/it and fiel him around/by/for the Hals and küssete ihn; and they/she/them weineten.)
CLV Currens itaque Esau obviam fratri suo, amplexatus est eum: stringensque collum ejus, et osculans flevit.
(Currens therefore Esau obviam fratri suo, amplexatus it_is eum: stringensque collum his, and osculans flevit. )
BRN And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.
BrLXX Καὶ προσέδραμεν Ἡσαῦ εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ· καὶ περιλαβὼν αὐτὸν προσέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἀμφότεροι.
(Kai prosedramen Haʸsau eis sunantaʸsin autōi; kai perilabōn auton prosepesen epi ton traⱪaʸlon autou, kai katefilaʸsen auton; kai eklausan amfoteroi. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ
and,ran ˊĒsāv to,meet,him and,embraced,him
This sentence shows a contrast between what Jacob was expecting and what actually happened.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ
and,fell on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in neck,his and,kissed,him
See how you translated “hugged him … and kissed him on the cheek/cheeks” in Gen 29:13. Make sure that the way you translate fell on his neck does not imply that Esau accidentally fell. Rather, this is an idiom that means he embraced Jacob warmly, with much emotion. Alternate translation: “and he threw his arms around his shoulders and kissed him,” or “He held Jacob tightly and kissed him on the cheek”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual
וַיִּבְכּֽוּ
and,wept
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also, some languages have a dual pronoun for they that could be used here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “and they both cried for joy.” or “Both of them cried because they were so happy to see each other again.”
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Genesis 21-35
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.