Genesis 25

1 And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

2 She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

4 And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5 Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;

And Abraham gave all that he owned to his son Isaac,

6 But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

and to the sons of Abraham's secondary wives, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he was still living, eastward, to the east country.

7 Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.

This was the length of Abraham's life: one hundred seventy-five years.

8 And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

Abraham breathed his last, and died in a good old age, an old man and satisfied, and was gathered to his people.

9 And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre;

Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hethite, which is near Mamre,

10 The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife.

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

11 Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son.

It happened after the death of Abraham that God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah:

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham.

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 And Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

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

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their clans.

17 And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people.

These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

18 And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.

They lived from Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, all the way to Asshur. He settled near all his kinsmen.

19 Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.

20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.

21 Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

Isaac prayed for his wife, because she was barren. And God was moved by his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.

The children struggled together within her. She said, "If all is well, why am I like this?" She went to inquire of God.

23 And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

And he said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."

24 And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

When the time came for her to give birth, look, there were twins in her womb.

25 And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

26 And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

28 Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

And Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for wild animals, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

Now Jacob was cooking stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.

Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright."

32 And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

Esau said, "Look, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"

33 And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.