Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 25

1Thenagainוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, and hernameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

2And sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himZimranזִמְרָן֙zim.RanH2175, andJokshanיָקְשָׁ֔ןya.ke.ShanH3370, andMedanמְדָ֖ןme.DanH4091, andMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080, andIshbakיִשְׁבָּ֖קyish.BakH3435, andShuahשֽׁוּחַ׃Shu.achH7744.

3AndJokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.ShanH3370begatיָלַ֔דya.LadH3205Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614, andDedanדְּדָ֑ןde.DanH1719. And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofDedanדְדָ֔ןde.DanH1719wereAsshurimאַשּׁוּרִ֥ם'a.shu.RimH805, 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. All these were thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃ke.tu.RahH6989.

5AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414all that he had toIsaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

6But to thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of theconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ha.pi.lag.ShimH6370, whichAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85had,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414giftsמַתָּנֹ֑תma.ta.NotH4979, and sent themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971fromIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121, while he yetlivedחַ֔יChaiH2416,eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, to theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7And these are thedaysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117of theyearsשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8141ofAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85lifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416which helivedH2425, anhundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛הme.'At sha.NahH3967 H8141andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הve.shiv.'Im sha.NahH7657 H8141andfiveוְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

8ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85gave up theghostוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478, anddiedוַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in agoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896oldageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872, an oldmanזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205, andfullוְשָׂבֵ֑עַve.sa.Ve.a'H7649of years ; and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

9And hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327andIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ve.yish.ma.'eLH3458buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375, in thefieldשְׂדֵ֞הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְרֹ֤ן'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹ֙חַר֙tzo.charH6714theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471;

10Thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704whichAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85purchasedקָנָ֥הka.NahH7069of thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845: there wasAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקֻבַּ֥רku.BarH6912, andSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11And it came to passafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327; andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427byעִם־'im-H5973the wellLahairoiH883.

12Now these are thegenerationsתֹּלְדֹ֥תto.le.DotH8435ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, whomHagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,Sarah’sשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283handmaidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198,boreיָלְדָ֜הyal.DahH3205toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85:

13And these are thenamesשְׁמוֹת֙she.moTH8034of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, by theirnamesבִּשְׁמֹתָ֖םbish.mo.TamH8034, according to theirgenerationsלְתוֹלְדֹתָ֑םle.tol.do.TamH8435: thefirstbornבְּכֹ֤רbe.KhorH1060ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Nebajothנְבָיֹ֔תne.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,

15HadarH2316, andTemaוְתֵימָ֔אve.tei.Ma'H8485,Jeturיְט֥וּרye.TurH3195,Naphishנָפִ֖ישׁna.FishH5305, andKedemahוָקֵֽדְמָה׃va.Ke.de.mahH6929:

16These are thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458, and these are theirnamesשְׁמֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034, by theirtownsבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691, and by theircastlesוּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑םu.ve.ti.ro.TamH2918;twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240princesנְשִׂיאִ֖םne.si.'ImH5387according to theirnationsלְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃le.'u.mo.TamH523.

17And these are theyearsשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, anhundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛הme.'At sha.NahH3967 H8141andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הu.she.lo.Shim sha.NahH7970 H8141andsevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141: and he gave up theghostוַיִּגְוַ֣עvai.yig.Va'H1478anddiedוַיָּ֔מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

18And theydweltוַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּvai.yish.ke.NuH7931fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָ֜הme.cha.vi.LahH2341toShurשׁ֗וּרShurH7793, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, as thougoestבֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.KhahH935towardAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804: and hediedנָפָֽל׃ פna.FalH5307in thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

19And these are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hetookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761ofPadanaramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307, thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068forלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, because she wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135: and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, andRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggledtogetherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533withinherבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130; and shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it is so, why am Ithusזֶּ֖הzehH2088? And shewentH3212toenquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in thywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990, and twomannerוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147ofpeopleלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816shall be born oftheeמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּmi.me.'A.yikh yi.pa.Re.duH6504 H4578; and the onepeopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816shall bestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherpeopleמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816; and theelderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And when herdaysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to bedeliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205werefulfilledוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390, behold, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in herwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25And thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223wasbornוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, all over like anhairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155; and theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251wasbornיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318, and hishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027tookholdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270onEsau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119; and hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when sheboreבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205them.

27And theboysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431: andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was askilfulיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718, amanH376of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290was aplainתָּ֔םTamH8535manH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215, because heateבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310of hisvenisonצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718: butRebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290boiledוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102pottageנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138: andEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Feedהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִיhal.'i.Te.niH3938me, I pray thee,withמִן־min-H4480thatsameהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122redהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122pottage ; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376to me thisdayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thybirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I am at thepointהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: and what profit shall thisbirthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062bring to me?

33AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me thisdayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117; and hesworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him: and hesoldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376hisbirthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062toJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34ThenJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899andpottageוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138oflentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and heateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, androseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and went hiswayH3212: thusEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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