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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
והוא עבר לפניהם וישתחו ארצה שבע פעמים עד גשתו עד אחיו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vhvA `br lpnyhm vySHtKHv ArTSh SHb` p`mym `d gSHtv `d AKHyv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ipse praegrediens adoravit pronus in terram septies donec adpropinquaret frater eius

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New King James Version   
Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
21st Century King James Version   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Darby Bible Translation   
And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
God's Word   
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
International Standard Version   
Then he went out to meet Esau, passing in front of all of them, and bowed low to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
NET Bible   
But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
New American Standard Bible   
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New International Version   
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
New Living Translation   
Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, till he came near to his brother.
The World English Bible   
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jacob himself went in front of these groups. He bent down to the ground to respect Esau. He did this seven times as he came nearer to his brother.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,
New Life Version   
Then Jacob went before them. He bowed to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
The Voice Bible   
He himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
Living Bible   
Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother he bowed low seven times before him.
New Catholic Bible   
He walked ahead of them and bowed to the ground seven times as he was approaching his brother.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
Christian Standard Bible   
He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then Jacob went over [the stream] before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New Century Version   
Jacob himself went out in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.
The Message   
Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah and Rachel and the two maidservants. He put the maidservants out in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. He led the way and, as he approached his brother, bowed seven times, honoring his brother. But Esau ran up and embraced him, held him tight and kissed him. And they both wept.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
He himself crossed over the stream ahead of the others and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
Good News Translation®   
Jacob went ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Jacob went before (them), and worshipped lowly to the earth seven times (and bowed low to the ground seven times), till his brother nighed.
Contemporary English Version   
Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
Common English Bible © 2011   
He himself went in front of them and bowed to the ground seven times as he was approaching his brother.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then Jacob crossed over [the stream] ahead of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times [bowing and moving forward each time], until he approached his brother.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing to the ground seven times, until he reached his brother.
New American Standard Bible   
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
The Expanded Bible   
Jacob himself ·went out [passed] in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times ·as he was walking toward [or until he came near] his brother.
Tree of Life Version   
But he himself passed on ahead of them, and bowed to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
Revised Standard Version   
He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
New International Reader's Version   
He himself went on ahead. As he came near his brother, he bowed down to the ground seven times.
BRG Bible   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Then he himself passed on ahead of them and prostrated himself on the ground seven times before approaching his brother.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground sheva pe’amim, until he came near to achiv (his brother).
Names of God Bible   
He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.
Modern English Version   
He went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jacob himself went out before them. While he was walking toward his brother Esau, he bowed down to the ground seven times.
International Children’s Bible   
Jacob himself went out in front of them. He bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.
Lexham English Bible   
And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.
New International Version - UK   
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.