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Genesis 25:24-26

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25:24 When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, 1  there were 2  twins in her womb. 25:25 The first came out reddish 3  all over, 4  like a hairy 5  garment, so they named him Esau. 6  25:26 When his brother came out with 7  his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. 8  Isaac was sixty years old 9  when they were born.

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[25:24]  1 tn Heb “And her days were filled to give birth.”

[25:24]  2 tn Heb “look!” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the audience to view the scene as if they were actually present at the birth.

[25:25]  3 sn Reddish. The Hebrew word translated “reddish” is אַדְמוֹנִי (’admoni), which forms a wordplay on the Edomites, Esau’s descendants. The writer sees in Esau’s appearance at birth a sign of what was to come. After all, the reader has already been made aware of the “nations” that were being born.

[25:25]  4 tn Heb “all of him.”

[25:25]  5 sn Hairy. Here is another wordplay involving the descendants of Esau. The Hebrew word translated “hairy” is שֵׂעָר (sear); the Edomites will later live in Mount Seir, perhaps named for its wooded nature.

[25:25]  6 tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ’esav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (sear), but it draws on some of the sounds.

[25:26]  7 tn The disjunctive clause describes an important circumstance accompanying the birth. Whereas Esau was passive at birth, Jacob was active.

[25:26]  8 tn Heb “And he called his name Jacob.” Some ancient witnesses read “they called his name Jacob” (see v. 25). In either case the subject is indefinite.

[25:26]  9 tn Heb “the son of sixty years.”



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