King James Version

Genesis 33:4

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

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וַיָּ֨רָץvayaratsand runרוּץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and run”, the next action in the storyH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.עֵשָׂ֤וesavEsauעֵשָׂוnoun, proper name — “Esau”H6215Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityEsau.לִקְרָאתוֹ֙liqratvoto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvaychabqehvand embraceחָבַקconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and embrace”, the next action in the storyH2263to clasp (the hands or in embrace)embrace, fold.וַיִּפֹּ֥לvayipoland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַוָּארָ֖וtsavaravneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvayishaqehvand kissנָשַׁקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and kiss”, the next action in the storyH5401to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weaponsarmed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.וַיִּבְכּֽוּvayivkvand weepבָּכָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and weep”, the next action in the storyH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέδραμεν Ἡσαῦ εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ· καὶ περιλαβὼν αὐτὸν προσέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἀμφότεροι.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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