Genesis 33:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him, and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women, and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he answered, They are the children whom God of his grace hath given thy servant.
6 Then came the maids near, they and their children, and [a]bowed themselves.
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- Genesis 33:6 Jacob and his family are the image of the Church under the yoke of tyrants which for fear are brought to subjection.
Genesis 33:4-6
New International Version
4 But Esau(A) ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.(B) And they wept.(C) 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked.
Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.(D)”
6 Then the female servants and their children(E) approached and bowed down.(F)
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