Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 25

(1 Chronicles 1:32–33)

1Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85had takenוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947anotherוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034Keturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989,

2and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himאֶת־'et-H853Zimranזִמְרָן֙zim.RanH2175וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Jokshanיָקְשָׁ֔ןya.ke.ShanH3370וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Medanמְדָ֖ןme.DanH4091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ishbakיִשְׁבָּ֖קyish.BakH3435וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Shuahשֽׁוּחַ׃Shu.achH7744.

3Jokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.ShanH3370was the father ofיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Dedanדְדָ֔ןde.DanH1719wereהָי֛וּha.YuH1961the Asshuritesאַשּׁוּרִ֥ם'a.shu.RimH805,the Letushitesוּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםu.le.tu.ShimH3912,and the Leummitesוּלְאֻמִּֽים׃u.le.'u.MimH3817.

4The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080were Ephahעֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH5891,Epherוָעֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH6081,Hanochוַחֲנֹ֔ךְva.cha.NokhH2585,Abidaוַאֲבִידָ֖עva.'a.vi.Da'H28,and Eldaahוְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הve.'el.da.'AhH420.Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Keturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

5Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853leftוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he ownedto Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

6But while he was stillבְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּbe.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414giftsמַתָּנֹ֑תma.ta.NotH4979to the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of hisאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַבְרָהָ֖ם'a.Sher 'av.ra.HamH834 H85concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ha.pi.lag.ShimH6370and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327קֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

The Death of Abraham

7Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834חָ֑יChaiH2421livedחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416a total ofוְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛יve.'E.leh ye.MeiH428 H3117 H8141175מְאַ֥ת וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֥שׁme.'At ve.shiv.'Im ve.cha.MeshH3967 H7657 H8141 H2568yearsH8141.

8And at a ripeטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872he breathed his lastוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478and diedוַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛םvai.Ya.mot 'av.ra.HamH4191 H85,oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205and contentedוְשָׂבֵ֑עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649,and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

9His sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327and Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ve.yish.ma.'eLH3458buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853inאֶל־'el-H413the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375nearעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471,inאֶל־'el-H413the fieldשְׂדֵ֞הse.DehH7704of Ephronעֶפְרֹ֤ן'ef.RonH6085sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zoharצֹ֙חַר֙tzo.charH6714the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834.

10This was the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם מֵאֵ֣ת'av.ra.Ham me.'EtH85 H854had boughtקָנָ֥הka.NahH7069from the Hittitesבְּנֵי־ חֵ֑תbe.nei- ChetH1121 H2845.Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85was buriedקֻבַּ֥רku.BarH6912thereשָׁ֛מָּהSha.mahH8033with his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283.

11וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,whoיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327livedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427nearעִם־'im-H5973Beer-lahai-roiH883.

The Descendants of Ishmael

(1 Chronicles 1:28–31)

12Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the accountתֹּלְדֹ֥תto.le.DotH8435of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,Sarah’sשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283maidservantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198,boreיָלְדָ֜הyal.DahH3205to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

13Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.moTH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458in the order of their birthבִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑םbish.mo.Tam le.tol.do.TamH8034 H8435:Nebaiothנְבָיֹ֔תne.va.YotH5032the firstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,then Kedarוְקֵדָ֥רve.ke.DarH6938,Adbeelוְאַדְבְּאֵ֖לve.'ad.be.'ElH110,Mibsamוּמִבְשָֽׂם׃u.miv.SamH4017,

14Mishmaוּמִשְׁמָ֥עu.mish.Ma'H4927,Dumahוְדוּמָ֖הve.du.MahH1746,Massaוּמַשָּֽׂא׃u.ma.Sa'H4854,

15Hadadחֲדַ֣דcha.DadH2301,Temaוְתֵימָ֔אve.tei.Ma'H8485,Jeturיְט֥וּרye.TurH3195,Naphishנָפִ֖ישׁna.FishH5305,and Kedemahוָקֵֽדְמָה׃va.Ke.de.mahH6929.

16Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428wereהֵ֞םhemH1992the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,and theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were their namesשְׁמֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034by their villagesבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691and encampmentsוּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑םu.ve.ti.ro.TamH2918—twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240princesנְשִׂיאִ֖םne.si.'ImH5387of their tribesלְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃le.'u.mo.TamH523.

17Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458livedחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416a total ofוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428 H8141137מְאַ֥ת וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשֶׁ֣בַעme.'At u.she.lo.Shim ve.She.va'H3967 H7970 H8141 H7651yearsH8141.Then he breathed his lastוַיִּגְוַ֣עvai.yig.Va'H1478and diedוַיָּ֔מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

18Ishmael’s descendantssettledוַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּvai.yish.ke.NuH7931from Havilahמֵֽחֲוִילָ֜הme.cha.vi.LahH2341toעַד־'ad-H5704Shurשׁ֗וּרShurH7793,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is nearעַל־'al-H5921the borderפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as you goבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Asshurאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804.And they livedנָפָֽל׃ פna.FalH5307in hostilityעַל־'al-H5921towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440allכָל־khol-H3605their brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

Jacob and Esau

(Malachi 1:1–5; Romans 9:6–29)

19Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the accountתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327.Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85became the father ofהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327,

20and Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he marriedבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947אֶת־'et-H853לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328the Arameanהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761from Paddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֖ן אֲרָ֑םmi.pa.Dan 'a.RamH6307 H758and the sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269of Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761.

21Later, Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068on behalf ofלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135.And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heard his prayerוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279,and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22But the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121inside herבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130struggled with each otherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533,and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־ כֵּ֔ןva.To.mer 'im- KenH559 H518 H3651, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100is thisזֶּ֖הzehH2088happening to meאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595?”So Rebekah wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to inquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

23andיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068He declaredto herוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in your wombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816from within youמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578will be separatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504;one peopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816will be strongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816,and the olderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227will serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647the youngerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.”

24When her timeיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117cameוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390to give birthלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205,there were indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009twinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25The firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223one came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י כֻּלּ֖וֹ'ad.mo.Ni ku.LoH132 H3605,covered with hairשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181like a fur coatכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155;so they named himוַיִּקְרְא֥וּ שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.re.'U she.MoH7121 H8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֞ןkhenH3651,his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251came outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318graspingאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119וְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027;so he was namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.And Isaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327was sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when the twins were bornבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

27When the boysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grew upוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431,Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a skillfulיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718,a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704,while Jacobאִ֣ישׁ וְיַעֲקֹב֙'ish ve.ya.'a.KoH3290 H376was a quietתָּ֔םTamH8535manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who stayedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at homeאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327had a tasteבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310for wild gameצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718אֶת־'et-H853,he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215;but Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157אֶֽת־'et-H853Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29One day, while Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290was cookingוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102some stewנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138,Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215came inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704andוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was famishedעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889.

30Heעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, “Let me eatהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙hal.'i.Te.ni na'H3938 H4994some ofמִן־min-H4480thatהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088redהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122stewהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I amאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595famishedעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889.” (That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651he was also calledקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121 H8034Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.)

31“Firstכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376meyour birthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062,”Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

32“Lookהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215, “I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595about to dieהוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּתho.Lekh la.MutH1980 H4191,so what goodוְלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הve.la.mah- zehH4100 H2088is a birthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062to me?”

33“Swear to me firstהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650כַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117,”Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So Esau sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to Jacoband soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376אֶת־'et-H853himלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290the birthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062.

34Then Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414some breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and lentilעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742stewוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215, whoateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and then got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and went awayוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980.Thus Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959his birthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.