Genesis 25:27

Genesis 25:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
• New International Version (NIV)The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.

Context of Genesis 25:27

25The first one came out red-looking, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau. 26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. 28Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted.

Genesis 25:27 word by word

וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י עֵשָׂ֗ו אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה וְיַעֲקֹב֙ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the boysנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• grewגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• was a cunningיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• hunterצַ֫יִדtsayid · wild gameH6718
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• a plainתָּםtâm · completeH8535
• dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168

Cross-references for Genesis 25:27

• Genesis 10:9He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”
• Genesis 21:20God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
• Genesis 27:3So now take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.
• Genesis 6:9These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 28:10Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.
• Genesis 31:39I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night.
• Genesis 46:34you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our ancestors, have raised livestock from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to Egyptians.”
• Job 1:1There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
• Job 2:3Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.”
• Psalms 37:37Watch the blameless and observe the upright, for the person of peace will have a future.
• Hebrews 11:9By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

Commentaries on Genesis 25:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27A man of the field - שדה איש ish sadeh, one who supported himself and family by hunting and by agriculture. Jacob was a plain man - תם איש ish tam, a perfect or upright man; dwelling in tents - subsisting by breeding and tending cattle, which was considered in those early times the most perfect employment; and in this sense the word תם tam, should be here understood, as in its moral meaning it certainly could not be applied to Jacob till after his name…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-34Verses 19-34 - LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב ya‛ăqôb Ja‘aqob, “he shall take the heel.” 27. תם tām “perfect, peaceful, plain.” The epithet refers to disposition, and contrasts the comparatively civilized character of Jacob with the rude temper of Esau. 30. אדים 'ědôm Edom, “red.” The ninth document here begins with the usual phrase, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-28Verses 27-28 Esau hunted the beasts of the field with dexterity and success, till he became a conqueror, ruling over his neighbours. Jacob was a plain man, one that liked the true delights of retirement, better than all pretended pleasures. He was a stranger and a pilgrim in his spirit, and a shepherd all his days. Isaac and Rebekah had but these two children, one was the father's darling, and the other the mother's. And though godly parents must feel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the field: He was a wild man who enjoyed the wild country. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home (literally a mature/perfect man dwelling in tents): He lived in tents and had good manners.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. the boys grew--from the first, opposite to each other in character, manners, and habits.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 25:27

• Esau
• Rebekah (Rebecca)

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• Esau
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
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• Atonement, Day of
• Genealogy
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Commentaries on Genesis 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings