Genesis 33:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.

Cross References

Genesis 18:2

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,

Genesis 33:2

The two servant women, Zilpah and Bilhah, together with their children went first, followed by Leah and her children, then by Rachel and Joseph.

Genesis 42:6

Since Joseph was governor of Egypt and in charge of selling grain, his brothers came to him and bowed with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought, and they bowed down to him.

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph made his sons move away from Jacob's knees, and Joseph bowed down in front of him with his face to the ground.

Proverbs 6:3

and you are now in the power of someone else. Here is what you should do: go and beg for permission to call off the agreement.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.

Luke 14:11

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.

John 10:15

Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep.

John 10:4

When he has led out all his sheep, he walks in front of them, and they follow, because they know his voice.

1 Samuel 2:5

People who once had plenty to eat must now hire themselves out for only a piece of bread. But you give the hungry more than enough to eat. A woman did not have a child, and you gave her seven, but a woman who had many was left with none.