Genesis 25

1 And Abraham adds and takes a wife, and her name [is] Keturah;

In truth, Abraham took another wife, named Keturah.

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

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

3 And Jokshan has begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;

Likewise, Jokshan conceived Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 and the sons of Midian [are] Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah: all these [are] sons of Keturah.

And truly, from Midian was born Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gives all that he has to Isaac;

And Abraham gave everything that he possessed to Isaac.

6 and to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham has, Abraham has given gifts, and sends them away from his son Isaac (in his being yet alive) eastward, to the east country.

But to the sons of the concubines he gave generous gifts, and he separated them from his son Isaac, while he still lived, toward the eastern region.

7 And these [are] the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years;

Now the days of Abraham’s life were one hundred and seventy-five years.

8 and Abraham expires, and dies in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered to his people.

And declining, he died in a good old age, and at an advanced stage of life, and full of days. And he was gathered to his people.

9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre—

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron, of the son of Zohar the Hittite, across from the region of Mamre,

10 the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth—there Abraham has been buried, and his wife Sarah.

which he had bought from the sons of Heth. There he was buried, with his wife Sarah.

11 And it comes to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blesses his son Isaac; and Isaac dwells by the Well of the Living One, my Beholder.

And after his passing, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near the well named ‘of the One who lives and who sees.’

12 And these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, has borne to Abraham;

These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to him.

13 and these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their births: firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

And these are the names of his sons according to their language and generations. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

likewise Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

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

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

16 these are sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names, by their villages, and by their towers; twelve princes according to their peoples.

These are the sons of Ishmael. And these are their names throughout their fortresses and towns: the twelve princes of their tribes.

17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expires, and dies, and is gathered to his people;

And the years of the life of Ishmael that passed were one hundred and thirty-seven. And declining, he died and was placed with his people.

18 and they dwell from Havilah to Shur, which [is] before Egypt, in [your] going toward Asshur; in the presence of all his brothers has he fallen.

Now he had lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which overlooks Egypt as it approaches the Assyrians. He passed away in the sight of all his brothers.

19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham has begotten Isaac;

Likewise, these are the generations of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham conceived Isaac,

20 and Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramean, to him for a wife.

who, when he was forty years old, took Rebekah, the sister of Laban, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Mesopotamia, as a wife.

21 And Isaac makes plea to YHWH before his wife, for she [is] barren: and YHWH accepts his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceives,

And Isaac beseeched the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And he heard him, and he gave conception to Rebekah.

22 and the children struggle together within her, and she says, “If [it is] right—why [am] I thus?” And she goes to seek YHWH.

But the little ones struggled in her womb. So she said, “If it was to be so with me, what need was there to conceive?” And she went to consult the Lord.

23 And YHWH says to her, “Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples from your bowels are parted; and the [one] people is stronger than the [other] people; and the older serves the younger.”

And responding, he said, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be divided out of your womb, and one people will overcome the other people, and the elder will serve the younger.”

24 And her days to bear are fulfilled, and behold, twins [are] in her womb;

Now the time had arrived to give birth, and behold, twins were discovered in her womb.

25 and the first comes out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

He who departed first was red, and entirely hairy like a pelt; and his name was called Esau. At once the other departed and he held his brother’s foot in his hand; and because of this he was called Jacob.

26 and afterward his brother has come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau’s heel, and one calls his name Jacob; and Isaac [is] a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

Isaac was sixty years old when the little ones were born to him.

27 And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;

And as adults, Esau became a knowledgeable hunter and a man of agriculture, but Jacob, a simple man, dwelt in tents.

28 and Isaac loves Esau, for [his] game [is] in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.

Isaac was fond of Esau, because he was fed from his hunting; and Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob boils stew, and Esau comes in from the field, and he [is] weary;

Then Jacob boiled a small meal. Esau, when he had arrived weary from the field,

30 and Esau says to Jacob, “Please let me eat some of this red-red thing, for I [am] weary”; therefore [one] has called his name Edom;

said to him, “Give me this red stew, for I am very tired.” For this reason, his name was called Edom.

31 and Jacob says, “Sell your birthright to me today.”

Jacob said to him, “Sell me your right of the firstborn.”

32 And Esau says, “Behold, I am going to die, and what is this to me—a birthright?”

He answered, “Lo, I am dying, what will the right of the firstborn provide for me?”

33 And Jacob says, “Swear to me today”: and he swears to him, and sells his birthright to Jacob;

Jacob said, “So then, swear to me.” Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.

34 and Jacob has given bread and stew of lentils to Esau, and he eats, and drinks, and rises, and goes; and Esau despises the birthright.

And so, taking bread and the food of lentils, he ate, and he drank, and he went away, giving little weight to having sold the right of the firstborn.