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Genesis 33:4

Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzand he ranH7323 →
עֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavEsauH6215 →
לִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.Toto meet himH7122 →
וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvay.cha.be.Ke.huand he embraced himH2263 →
וַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
צַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.Ravneck hisH6677 →
וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvai.yi.sha.Ke.huand he kissed himH5401 →
וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.Kuand they weptH1058 →

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Genesis 45:14–15Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.Luke 15:20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”2 Samuel 14:33So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.Genesis 46:29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.Acts 20:37They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.Genesis 45:2But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.Genesis 43:30Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.Genesis 31:55Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.Genesis 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.Genesis 45:14Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.1 Samuel 24:16When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud

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Jacob and Esau Meet — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob and Esau Meet — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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