Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 25

1Then againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,and her nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

2And she bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him Zimranזִמְרָן֙zim.RanH2175,and Jokshanיָקְשָׁ֔ןya.ke.ShanH3370,and Medanמְדָ֖ןme.DanH4091,and Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080,and Ishbakיִשְׁבָּ֖קyish.BakH3435,and Shuahשֽׁוּחַ׃Shu.achH7744.

3And Jokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.ShanH3370begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Dedanדְדָ֔ןde.DanH1719were Asshurimאַשּׁוּרִ֥ם'a.shu.RimH805,and Letushimוּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםu.le.tu.ShimH3912,and Leummimוּלְאֻמִּֽים׃u.le.'u.MimH3817.

4And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080;Ephahעֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH5891,and Epherוָעֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH6081,and Hanochוַחֲנֹ֔ךְva.cha.NokhH2585,and Abidaוַאֲבִידָ֖עva.'a.vi.Da'H28,and Eldaahוְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הve.'el.da.'AhH420. All these werethe childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Keturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

5And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414all that he had unto Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

6But unto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ha.pi.lag.ShimH6370,which Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85had, Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414giftsמַתָּנֹ֑תma.ta.NotH4979,and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971from Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121,while he yet livedחַ֔יChaiH2416,eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,unto the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7And these arethe daysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117of the yearsשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8141of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85lifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416which he livedH2425,an hundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛הme.'At sha.NahH8141 H3967threescore and fifteenוְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁve.shiv.'Im sha.Nah ve.cha.MeshH2568 H8141 H7657yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

8Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gave up the ghostוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and diedוַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in a goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872,an old manזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205,and fullוְשָׂבֵ֑עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649of years;and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

9And his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327and Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ve.yish.ma.'eLH3458buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375,in the fieldשְׂדֵ֞הse.DehH7704of Ephronעֶפְרֹ֤ן'ef.RonH6085the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zoharצֹ֙חַר֙tzo.charH6714the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471;

10The fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704which Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85purchasedקָנָ֥הka.NahH7069of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845:there was Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקֻבַּ֥רku.BarH6912,and Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11And it came to pass afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327;and Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427byעִם־'im-H5973the well Lahai–roiH883.

12Now these arethe generationsתֹּלְדֹ֥תto.le.DotH8435of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whom Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,Sarah’sשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283handmaidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198,bareיָלְדָ֜הyal.DahH3205unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85:

13And these arethe namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.moTH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,by their namesבִּשְׁמֹתָ֖םbish.mo.TamH8034,according to their generationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑םle.tol.do.TamH8435:the firstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Nebajothנְבָיֹ֔תne.va.YotH5032;and Kedarוְקֵדָ֥רve.ke.DarH6938,and Adbeelוְאַדְבְּאֵ֖לve.'ad.be.'ElH110,and Mibsamוּמִבְשָֽׂם׃u.miv.SamH4017,

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

15HadarH2316,and Temaוְתֵימָ֔אve.tei.Ma'H8485,Jeturיְט֥וּרye.TurH3195,Naphishנָפִ֖ישׁna.FishH5305,and Kedemahוָקֵֽדְמָה׃va.Ke.de.mahH6929:

16These arethe sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458, and these aretheir namesשְׁמֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034,by their townsבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691,and by their castlesוּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑םu.ve.ti.ro.TamH2918;twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147princesנְשִׂיאִ֖םne.si.'ImH5387according to their nationsלְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃le.'u.mo.TamH523.

17And these arethe yearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141of the lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,an hundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛הme.'At sha.NahH8141 H3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הu.she.lo.Shim sha.NahH8141 H7970and sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141:and he gave up the ghostוַיִּגְוַ֣עvai.yig.Va'H1478and diedוַיָּ֔מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

18And they dweltוַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּvai.yish.ke.NuH7931from Havilahמֵֽחֲוִילָ֜הme.cha.vi.LahH2341unto Shurשׁ֗וּרShurH7793, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as thou goestבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935toward Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804: andhe diedנָפָֽל׃ פna.FalH5307in the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

19And these arethe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20And Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he tookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328the Syrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761of Padan–aramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307,the sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269to Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Syrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761.

21And Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327intreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068forלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, because she wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135:And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was intreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, and Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggled togetherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533within herבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130;and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it be so, why amI thusזֶּ֖הzehH2088?And she wentH3212to enquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471arein thy wombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,and two mannerוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147of peopleלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816shall be separatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504from thy bowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578; and the onepeopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816shall be strongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherpeopleמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816;and the elderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shall serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647the youngerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And when her daysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to be deliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205were fulfilledוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390, behold, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25And the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,all over like an hairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155;and they calledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that cameH3318his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251outH3318,and his handוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027took holdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270on Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119;and his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wasthreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when she bareבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205them.

27And the boysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431:and Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was a cunningיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718,a manH376of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704;and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290wasa plainתָּ֔םTamH8535manH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28And Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,because he did eatבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310of hisvenisonצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718:but Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sodוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102pottageנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138:and Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30And Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Feedהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִיhal.'i.Te.niH3938me, I pray thee, withמִן־min-H4480that sameהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122redהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122pottage; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889:therefore was his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376me this dayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thy birthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32And Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I amat the pointהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191:and what profit shall this birthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062do to me?

33And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me this dayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117;and he swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650unto him: and he soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376his birthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34Then Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and pottageוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138of lentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742;and he did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and rose upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and went his wayH3212:thus Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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