Genesis 25

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Genesis 25

1And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.Προσθέμενος δὲ Ἁβραὰμ ἔλαβε γυναῖκα, ᾗ ὄνομα Χεττούρα.

2And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and Madal, and Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.Ἔτεκε δὲ αὐτῷ τὸν Ζομβρᾶν, καὶ τὸν Ἰεζὰν, καὶ τὸν Μαδὰλ, καὶ τὸν Μαδιὰμ, καὶ τὸν Ἰεσβὼκ, καὶ τὸν Σωίε.

3And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.Ἰεζὰν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαβὰ, καὶ τὸν Δεδάν· υἱοὶ δὲ Δεδὰν Ἀσσουριεὶμ, καὶ Λατουσιεὶμ, καὶ Λαωμείμ.

4And the sons of Madiam were Gephar and Aphir, and Enoch, and Abeida, and Eldaga; all these were sons of Chettura.Υἱοὶ δὲ Μαδιὰμ Γεφὰρ, καὶ Ἀφεὶρ, καὶ Ἐνὼχ, καὶ Ἀβειδὰ, καὶ Ἐλδαγά· πάντες οὗτοι ἦσαν υἱοὶ Χεττούρας.

5But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.Ἔδωκε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ.

6But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave gifts, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the east into the country of the east.Καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν παλλακῶν αὐτοῦ ἔδωκεν Ἁβραὰμ δόματα, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἔτι ζῶντος αὐτοῦ, πρὸς ἀνατολὰς εἰς γῆν ἀνατολῶν.

7And these were the years of the days of the life of Abraam as many as he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years.Ταῦτα δὲ τὰ ἔτη ἡμερῶν τῆς ζωῆς Ἁβραὰμ ὅσα ἔζησεν, ἑκατὸν ἑβδομηκονταπεντε ἔτη.

8And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.Καὶ ἐκλείπων ἀπέθανεν Ἁβραὰμ ἐν γήρᾳ καλῷ πρεσβύτης, καὶ πλήρης ἡμερῶν, καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

9And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre:Καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰσμαὴλ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ διπλοῦν, εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν Ἐφρων τοῦ Σαὰρ τοῦ Χετταίου, ὅς ἐστιν ἀπέναντι Μαμβρῆ,

10even the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.τὸν ἀγρὸν καὶ τὸ σπήλαιον, ὃ ἐκτήσατο Ἁβραὰμ παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Χέτ· ἐκεῖ ἔθαψαν Ἁβραὰμ, καὶ Σάῤῥαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ.

11And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by the well of the vision.Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Ἁβραὰμ, εὐλόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἰσαὰκ υἱὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ κατῴκησεν Ἰσαὰκ παρὰ τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ὁράσεως.

12And these are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the handmaid of Sarrha bore to Abraam.Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Ἰσμαὴλ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἁβραὰμ, ὃν ἔτεκεν Ἄγαρ ἡ Αἰγυπτία, ἡ παιδίσκη Σάῤῥας, τῷ Ἁβραάμ.

13And these are the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσμαὴλ, κατʼ ὀνόματα τῶν γενεῶν αὐτοῦ· πρωτότοκος Ἰσμαὴλ, καὶ Ναβαϊὼθ, καὶ Κηδὰρ, καὶ Ναβδεὴλ, καὶ Μασσὰμ,

14and Masma, and Duma, and Masse,καὶ Μασμὰ, καὶ Δουμὰ, καὶ Μασσῆ,

15and Choddan, and Thaeman, and Jetur, and Naphes, and Kedma.καὶ Χοδδὰν, καὶ Θαιμὰν, καὶ Ἰετοὺρ, καὶ Ναφὲς, καὶ Κεδμά.

16These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσμαὴλ, καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς σκηναῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐπαύλεσιν αὐτῶν· δώδεκα ἄρχοντες κατὰ ἔθνη αὐτῶν.

17And these are the years of the life of Ismael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his * fathers.Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Ἰσμαὴλ, ἑκατὸν τριακονταεπτὰ ἔτη· καὶ ἐκλείπων ἀπέθανε, καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸ γένος αὐτοῦ.

18And he lived from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he lived in the presence of all his brethren.Κατῴκησε δὲ ἀπὸ Εὐϊλὰτ ἕως Σοὺρ, ἥ ἐστι κατὰ πρόσωπον Αἰγύπτου ἕως ἐλθεῖν πρὸς Ἀσσυρίους· κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ κατῴκησε.

19And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraam.Καὶ αὗται αἱ γενέσεις Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἁβραάμ· Ἁβραάμ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰσαάκ.

20Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years old when he took as wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian.Ἦν δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὅτε ἔλαβε τὴν Ῥεβέκκαν θυγατέρα Βαθουὴλ τοῦ Σύρου ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας Συρίας, ἀδελφὴν Λάβαν τοῦ Σύρου, ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα.

21And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.Ἐδέετο δὲ Ἰσαὰκ Κυρίου περὶ Ῥεβέκκας τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι στεῖρα ἦν· ἐπήκουσε δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ συνέλαβεν ἐν γαστρὶ Ῥεβέκκα ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ.

22And the babes leaped within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.Ἐσκίρτων δὲ τὰ παιδία ἐν αὐτῇ· εἶπε δὲ, εἰ οὕτω μοι μέλλει γίνεσθαι, ἵνα τί μοι τοῦτο; ἐπορεύθη δὲ πυθέσθαι παρὰ Κυρίου.

23And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the † elder shall serve the younger.Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος αὐτῇ, δύο ἔθνη ἐν γαστρί σου εἰσὶ, καὶ δύο λαοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας σου διασταλήσονται· καὶ λαὸς λαοῦ ὑπερέξει, καὶ ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι.

24And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.Καὶ ἐπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν· καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς.

25And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.Ἐξῆλθε δὲ ὁ πρωτότοκος πυῤῥάκης· ὅλος, ὡσεὶ δορὰ, δασύς· ἐπωνόμασε δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἡσαῦ.

26And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ἐπειλημμένη τῆς πτέρνης Ἡσαῦ· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἰακώβ. Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα, ὅτε ἔτεκεν αὐτοὺς Ῥεβέκκα.

27And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.Ηὐξήθησαν δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι· καὶ ἦν Ἡσαῦ ἄνθρωπος εἰδὼς κυνηγεῖν, ἄγροικος· Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἄπλαστος, οἰκῶν οἰκίαν.

28And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.Ἠγάπησε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἡσαῦ, ὅτι ἡ θήρα αὐτοῦ βρῶσις αὐτῷ· Ῥεβέκκα δὲ ἠγάπα τὸν Ἰακώβ.

29And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.Ἥψησε δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἕψημα· ἦλθε δὲ Ἡσαῦ ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου ἐκλείπων.

30And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.Καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ τῷ Ἰακὼβ, γεῦσόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑψήματος πυῤῥου τούτου, ὅτι ἐκλείπω· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἐδώμ.

31And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day your birthright.Εἶπε δὲ Ἰακὼβ τῷ Ἡσαῦ, ἀπόδου μοι σήμερον τὰ πρωτοτόκιά σου ἐμοί.

32And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright belong to me?Καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾷν· καὶ ἵνα τί μοι ταῦτα τὰ πρωτοτόκια;

33And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰακὼβ, ὄμοσόν μοι σήμερον· καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· ἀπέδοτο δὲ Ἡσαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια τῷ Ἰακώβ.

34And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἔδωκε τῷ Ἠσαῦ ἄρτον, καὶ ἕψημα φακοῦ· καὶ ἔφαγε καὶ ἔπιε, καὶ ἀναστὰς ᾤχετο· καὶ ἐφαύλισεν Ἡσαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 17*Gr. family.
• v. 23†Gr. the greater shall serve the less. Rom 9:12.