Genesis 25

1 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

And Abraham took another wife and her name, was Keturah;

2 and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

and she bare to him Zimran, and Yokshan, and Medan, and Midian, —and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

And, Yokshan, begat Sheba and Dedan, —and, the sons of Dedan, were Asshurim and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

And the sons of Midian, Ephah and Epher and Hanoch, and Abida. and Eldaah, —all these, were the sons of Keturah.

5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

but, to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, —and then sent them away from Isaac his son while he himself yet lived, eastward unto the land of the east.

7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

Now, these, are the days of the years of the life of Abraham which he lived—a hundred and seventy-five years.

8 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

So Abraham breathed his last, and died in a fine old age, old and satisfied, —and was gathered unto his people,

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him, in the cave of Machpelah, —in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is over against Mamre;

10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

the field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth, —there, was buried Abraham, with Sarah his wife.

11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son, —and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

Now, these, are the generations of Ishmael son of Abraham, —whom hagar the Egyptian woman the handmaid of Sarah bare to Abraham;

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

and these, are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names after their generations, —the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam;

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

and Mishma and Dumah, and Massa;

15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

these, same, are the sons of Ishmael and these, their names, by their villages and by their encampments, —twelve princes, after their tribes.

17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

And these, are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years, —and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered unto his people.

18 Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

And they stretched their habitations from Havilah as far as to Shur, which is over against Egypt, as thou goest in towards Assyria, —over against all his brethren, he settled down.

19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

And, these, are the generations of Isaac, son of Abraham, —Abraham, begat Isaac;

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

and it came to pass that, Isaac, was forty years old, when he took Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Syrian, of the Plain of Syria, —sister of Laban the Syrian. to himself to wife.

21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

So then Isaac made entreaty unto Yahweh in behalf of his wife, for she was, barren, —and Yahweh suffered himself to be entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

And the sons within her struggled together, so she said—If so, wherefore now am, I, [thus]? And she went to seek Yahweh.

23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

And Yahweh said to her. Two nations, are in thy womb, And two races, from thy body, shall be parted, —And, one race, shall be stronger, than the other race, And the elder, shall serve the younger.

24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

Then were fulfilled her days to bring forth, —and lo! twins in her womb.

25 The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

And the first came forth red, all over, as a mantle of hair, —so they called his name, Esau,

26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

And, after that, came forth his brother with his hand fast hold of the heel of Esau, so they called his name Jacob—Now, Isaac, was sixty years old when she bare them,

27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

And when the youths grew up, it came to pass that Esau was a man skilled in game a man of the field, —but, Jacob, was a ready man, dwelling in tents.

28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

And, Isaac, loved, Esau, because of the game he put in his mouth, —but, Rebekah, was a lover of Jacob!

29 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

And Jacob had boiled pottage, —when Esau came in from the field, he, being famished.

30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

So Esau said unto Jacob. Do let me devour some of the red—this red, for, famished, I am. For this cause, was his name called Edom.

31 “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

And Jacob said, —Come sell, just now, thy birthright unto me.

32 “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

And Esau said, Here am I, on the point of dying, —wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright?

33 “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

And Jacob said, Come swear to me just now! And he sware to him, —and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

And Jacob, having given to Esau bread and a dish of lentils, he did eat and drink and rose up, and went his way, —thus Esau despised his birthright!