Genesis

Genesis 25:24–26

²⁴When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. ²⁵The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.^d ²⁶After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob.^e And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Footnotes

d 25:25 Esau sounds like a Hebrew term that means hairy.
e 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives.

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Genesis 25:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When her time	יָמֶ֖יהָ	yā·me·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3117 day
came	וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ	way·yim·lə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
to give birth	לָלֶ֑דֶת	lā·le·ḏeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
there were indeed	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
twins	תוֹמִ֖ם	ṯō·w·mim	Noun - masculine plural	H8380 twin
in her womb	בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃	bə·ḇiṭ·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb

Genesis 25:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The first	הָרִאשׁוֹן֙	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
one came out	וַיֵּצֵ֤א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
red	אַדְמוֹנִ֔י	’aḏ·mō·w·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H132 red, ruddy
covered with hair	שֵׂעָ֑ר	śê·‘ār	Noun - masculine singular	H8181 hair
like a fur coat	כְּאַדֶּ֣רֶת	kə·’ad·de·reṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H155 glory, cloak
so they named him	וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Esau	עֵשָֽׂו׃	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau

Genesis 25:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	וְאַֽחֲרֵי־	wə·’a·ḥă·rê-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
this	כֵ֞ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
his brother	אָחִ֗יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
came out	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
grasping	אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙	’ō·ḥe·zeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
Esau’s	עֵשָׂ֔ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
heel	בַּעֲקֵ֣ב	ba·‘ă·qêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart
so he was named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
And Isaac	וְיִצְחָ֛ק	wə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
was sixty	שִׁשִּׁ֥ים	šiš·šîm	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when	בְּלֶ֥דֶת	bə·le·ḏeṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

Cross-references

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Genesis 25:25 Genesis 27:11 · Genesis 27:16 · Genesis 27:23

Genesis 25:26 Hosea 12:3 · Genesis 27:36 · Genesis 38:28–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.