Genesis 25

1 [Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.

And he repeated Abraham and he took a wife and name her [was] Keturah.

2 She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

And she bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

3 Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.

And Jokshan he fathered Sheba and Dedan and [the] sons of Dedan they were Asshurites and Letushites and Leummites.

4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.

And [the] sons of Midian [were] Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah all these [were] [the] sons of Keturah.

5 Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.

And he gave Abraham all that [belonged] to him to Isaac.

6 But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.

And to [the] sons of the concubines who [belonged] to Abraham he gave Abraham gifts and he sent away them from with Isaac son his while still [was] he alive east-ward to [the] land of [the] east.

7 Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.

And these [are] [the] days of [the] years of [the] life of Abraham which he lived one hundred year[s] and seventy year[s] and five years.

8 He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].

And he expired and he died Abraham in old age good old and satisfied and he was gathered to kinspeople his.

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.

And they buried him Isaac and Ishmael sons his into [the] cave of Machpelah to [the] field of Ephron [the] son of Zohar the Hittite which [is] on [the] face of Mamre.

10 Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.

The field which he had acquired Abraham from with [the] sons of Heth there he was buried Abraham and Sarah wife his.

11 After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.

And it was after [the] death of Abraham and he blessed God Isaac son his and he dwelt Isaac near Beer Lahai Roi.

12 (These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.

And these [are] [the] accounts of Ishmael [the] son of Abraham whom she bore Hagar the Egyptian [the] maidservant of Sarah to Abraham.

13 These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Ishmael by names their to descendants their [the] firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nebaioth and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam.

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

And Mishma and Dumah and Massa.

15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

(Hadad *LH) and Tema Jetur Naphish and Kedemah.

16 The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.

These they [were] [the] sons of Ishmael and these [are] names their by villages their and by encampments their two plus ten princes to tribes their.

17 Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.

And these [are] [the] years of [the] life of Ishmael one hundred year[s] and thirty year[s] and seven years and he expired and he died and he was gathered to kinspeople his.

18 His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).

And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur which [is] on [the] face of Egypt going you Asshur towards on [the] face of all relatives his he fell.

19 (This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

And these [are] [the] accounts of Isaac [the] son of Abraham Abraham he fathered Isaac.

20 and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.

And he was Isaac a son of forty year[s] when took he Rebekah [the] daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram [the] sister of Laban the Aramean for himself to a wife.

21 Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.

And he prayed Isaac to Yahweh to before wife his for [was] barren she and he was entreated by him Yahweh and she conceived Rebekah wife his.

22 She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.

And they struggled together the children in inward part[s] her and she said if thus why? this [am] I and she went to consult Yahweh.

23 Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]

And he said Yahweh to her two (nations *Qk) [are] in womb your and two peoples from inward parts your they will separate and a people more than a people it will be strong and [the] great [one] it will serve [the] young [one].

24 When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!

And they were completed days her to give birth and there! twins [were] in womb her.

25 The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].

And he came out the first red all of him [was] like a cloak of hair and they called name his Esau.

26 Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.

And after thus he came out brother his and hand his [was] holding on [the] heel of Esau and he called name his Jacob and Isaac [was] a son of sixty year[s] when fathered them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.

And they grew up the lads and he was Esau a man [who] knew hunting a man of [the] open country and Jacob [was] a man quiet [who] dwelt tents.

28 Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.

And he loved Isaac Esau for wild game [was] in mouth his and Rebekah [was] loving Jacob.

29 One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.

And he had cooked Jacob cooked food and he came Esau from the field and he [was] exhausted.

30 He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]

And he said Esau to Jacob let swallow me please some of the red [stew] the red [stew] this for [am] exhausted I there-fore someone called name his Edom.

31 Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”

And he said Jacob sell! as the day birthright your to me.

32 Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]

And he said Esau here! I [am] going to die and for what? this to me [is] a birthright.

33 Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.

And he said Jacob swear! to me as the day and he swore to him and he sold birthright his to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.

And Jacob he gave to Esau bread and cooked food of lentils and he ate and he drank and he arose and he went and he despised Esau the birthright.