Genesis 25

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

And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;

6 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9 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;

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 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;

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

14 and Mishma and Dumah, and Massa;

And Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

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

Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

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

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

17 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.

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.

18 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.

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

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

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

20 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.

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.

21 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.

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.

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

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.

23 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

26 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,

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.

27 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

30 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

34 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!

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