Genesis 25

1 And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura:

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

2 Who bore him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

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

3 Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin.

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

4 But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.

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

5 And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac.

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

6 And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

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 And the days of Abraham’s life were a hundred and seventy-five 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 decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: 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 And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre;

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 Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.

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

11 And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.

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

12 These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara’s servant, bore unto him:

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

13 And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam.

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 And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,

and Mishma and Dumah, and Massa;

15 Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

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

16 These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, 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 And the years of Ismael’s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto 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 And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

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 These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:

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

20 Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

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 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

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 struggled in her womb: and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult 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 answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall 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 And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.

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

25 He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother’s foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.

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

26 Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

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 And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.

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 Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

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

29 And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,

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

30 Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was 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 And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.

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

32 He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?

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

33 Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

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

34 And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first 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!