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Genesis 24:58

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24:58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want 1  to go with this man?” She replied, “I want to go.”

Genesis 25:25

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25:25 The first came out reddish 2  all over, 3  like a hairy 4  garment, so they named him Esau. 5 
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[24:58]  1 tn The imperfect verbal form here has a modal nuance, expressing desire.

[25:25]  2 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]  3 tn Heb “all of him.”

[25:25]  4 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]  5 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.



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