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## meet him ##
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"meet Jacob"
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## embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him ##
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This could be translated as a new sentence. "Esau put his arms around Jacob, hugged him, and kissed him."
## they wept ##
This can be translated more explicitly as "Then Esau and Jacob cried because they were happy to see each other again." (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]).
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## he saw the women and the children ##
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"he saw women and children that were with Jacob"
## The children whom God has graciously given your servant ##
The phrase "your servant" is a polite way for Jacob to refer to himself. Alternate translation: "these are the children God has kindly given me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]]).