Revised Version 1895

Genesis 25

1AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947anotherוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, andherH3947nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

2And she bare himZimranזִמְרָן֙zim.RanH2175, andJokshanיָקְשָׁ֔ןya.ke.ShanH3370, andMedanמְדָ֖ןme.DanH4091, andMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080, andIshbakיִשְׁבָּ֖קyish.BakH3435, andShuahשֽׁוּחַ׃Shu.achH7744.

3AndJokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.ShanH3370begatShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614, andDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofDedanדְדָ֔ןde.DanH1719were Asshurim, andLetushimוּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםu.le.tu.ShimH3912, andLeummimוּלְאֻמִּֽים׃u.le.'u.MimH3817.

4And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080;Ephahעֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH5891, andEpherוָעֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH6081, andHanochוַחֲנֹ֔ךְva.cha.NokhH2585, andAbidaוַאֲבִידָ֖עva.'a.vi.Da'H28, andEldaahוְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הve.'el.da.'AhH420.Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

5AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605that he had untoIsaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

6But unto thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of theconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ha.pi.lag.ShimH6370,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85had,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414giftsמַתָּנֹ֑תma.ta.NotH4979; and hesentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971fromIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121,whileבְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּbe.'o.De.nuH5750he yetlivedחַ֔יChaiH2416,eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, unto theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7Andtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thedaysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117of theyearsH8141ofAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85lifeH3117whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834helivedחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416, anhundredמְאַ֥תme.'AtH3967threescore and fifteenyearsH8141.

8AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveupאֶל־'el-H413the ghost, anddiedוַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in agoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872, anoldH2205manH2205, andfullוְשָׂבֵ֑עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649ofyearsH7872; and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

9AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327andIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ve.yish.ma.'eLH3458hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375, in thefieldשְׂדֵ֞הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְרֹ֤ן'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹ֙חַר֙tzo.charH6714theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471;

10thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85purchasedקָנָ֥הka.NahH7069of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845: there wasAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקֻבַּ֥רku.BarH6912, andSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121; andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427byBeer-lahai-roiH883.

12Nowtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתֹּלְדֹ֥תto.le.DotH8435ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,Sarah’sשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283handmaid, bare untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85:

13andtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thenamesשְׁמוֹת֙she.moTH8034of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, by theirnamesבִּשְׁמֹתָ֖םbish.mo.TamH8034, according to theirgenerationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑םle.tol.do.TamH8435: thefirstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Nebaiothנְבָיֹ֔תne.va.YotH5032; andKedarוְקֵדָ֥רve.ke.DarH6938, andAdbeelוְאַדְבְּאֵ֖לve.'ad.be.'ElH110, andMibsamוּמִבְשָֽׂם׃u.miv.SamH4017,

14andMishmaוּמִשְׁמָ֥עu.mish.Ma'H4927, andDumahוְדוּמָ֖הve.du.MahH1746, andMassaוּמַשָּֽׂא׃u.ma.Sa'H4854;

15Hadadחֲדַ֣דcha.DadH2301, andTemaוְתֵימָ֔אve.tei.Ma'H8485,Jeturיְט֥וּרye.TurH3195,Naphishנָפִ֖ישׁna.FishH5305, andKedemahוָקֵֽדְמָה׃va.Ke.de.mahH6929:

16theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458, andtheseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are theirnamesשְׁמֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034, by their villages, and by theirencampmentsוּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑םu.ve.ti.ro.TamH2918;twelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240princesנְשִׂיאִ֖םne.si.'ImH5387according to their nations.

17Andtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are theyearsH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, anhundredמְאַ֥תme.'AtH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651yearsH8141: and he gaveupאֶל־'el-H413the ghost anddiedוַיָּ֔מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

18And theydweltוַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּvai.yish.ke.NuH7931fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָ֜הme.cha.vi.LahH2341untoShurשׁ֗וּרShurH7793that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as thou goesttowardH5921Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804: he abode in thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

19Andtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20andIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hetookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761ofPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307, thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269ofLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761, to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135: and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, andRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggledH7533togetherH7533withinH7130herH518; andsheH518saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,IfH518it besoכֵּ֔ןKenH3651, whereforedoלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100IliveH7130? AndsheH518went toinquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidH559untoherH559,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in thywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990, Andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesH3816shall beseparatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504even from thybowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578: And the onepeopleH1471shall bestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553thanוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227theotherH8147peopleH1471; And the elder shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And whenherH4390daysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to bedeliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205werefulfilledH4390,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380inherH4390wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25And thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223cameH3318forthH3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,allכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605over like anhairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155; and theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatcameH3318forthH3318hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, and hishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027hadholdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270onEsau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119; and hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327was threescoreyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121whensheH7121bare them.

27And theboysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431: andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was a cunninghunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718, amanH376of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290was a plainmanH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28NowH3588Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,becauseH3588he did eat of his venison: andRebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sod pottage: andEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30andEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, Feedmeאֶֽל־'el-H413, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994thee, with thatsameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088redH122pottage; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376meH4376thisdayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thybirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I am at the point todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: andwhatH4100profit shall thebirthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062doH4100tomeH4191?

33AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,SwearH7650tomeH4376thisdayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117; and he sware unto him: and hesoldH4376hisbirthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and pottage oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and he dideatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, androseH6965upH6965, andwentH6965his way:soH5414Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

Commentaries on Genesis 25

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