Genesis 25
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Genesis 25:25-30

25Now the firstH7223 cameH3318 outH3318 redH132, 1allH3605 over like a hairyH8181 garmentH155; and they namedH7121H8034 him EsauH6215. 26AfterwardH310 his brotherH251 cameH3318 outH3318 with 2his handH3027 holdingH270 on to Esau’sH6215 heelH6119, so 3he was namedH7121H8034 4JacobH3290; and IsaacH3327 was 5sixtyH8346 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to them.

27When the boysH5288 grewH1431 upH1431, EsauH6215 becameH1961 a skillfulH3045 hunterH376H6718, a manH376 of the fieldH7704; but JacobH3290 was a 6civilizedH8535 manH376, 7livingH3427 in tentsH168. 28Now IsaacH3327 lovedH157 EsauH6215 becauseH3588 8he had 9a tasteH6310 for gameH6718; 10but RebekahH7259 lovedH157 JacobH3290. 29When JacobH3290 had cookedH2102 a 11stewH5138 one day, EsauH6215 cameH935 inH935 from the fieldH7704 and he was exhaustedH5889; 30and EsauH6215 saidH559 to JacobH3290, “PleaseH4994 let me haveH3938 aH3938 mouthfulH3938 of 12that redH122 stuffH123 there, for I am exhaustedH5889.” ThereforeH5921H3651 he was calledH7121 13EdomH112 by nameH8034.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 25:25 Gen 27:11 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 25:26 Hos 12:3 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 25:26 Gen 27:36 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 25:26 I.e., one who takes by the heel or supplants ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 25:26 Gen 25:20 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 25:27 Lit complete ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 25:27 Heb 11:9 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 25:28 Lit game was in his mouth ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 25:28 Gen 27:19 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 25:28 Gen 27:6-10 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 25:29 2 Kin 4:38 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 25:30 Lit the red, this red ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 25:30 I.e., red ↩

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