| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. | 1Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah, |
| 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. | 2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. |
| 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. | 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. |
| 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. | 4And Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. |
| 5Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. | 5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac. |
| 6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. | 6And Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, but while he was still alive he sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East. |
| 7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. | 7This is the length of Abraham's life: 175 years. |
| 8Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. | 8He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people. |
| 9Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, | 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. |
| 10the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. | 10This was the field that Abraham bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. |
| 11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. | 11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi. |
| 12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. | 12These are the family records of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave, bore to Abraham. |
| 13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, | 13These are the names of Ishmael's sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, |
| 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, | 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, |
| 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. | 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. |
| 16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. | 16These are Ishmael's sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders of their clans. |
| 17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) | 17This is the length of Ishmael's life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people. |
| 18They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen. | 18And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in opposition to all his brothers. |
| 19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, | 19These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac. |
| 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. | 20Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. |
| 21And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. | 21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. |
| 22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD. | 22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. |
| 23And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” | 23And the LORD said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two people will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. |
| 24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. | 24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. |
| 25The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. | 25The first one came out red-looking, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau. |
| 26Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. | 26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau's heel with his hand. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born. |
| 27When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. | 27When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. |
| 28Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. | 28Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. |
| 29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. | 29Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted. |
| 30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) | 30He said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I'm exhausted." That is why he was also named Edom. |
| 31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” | 31Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."" |
| 32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” | 32Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?" |
| 33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. | 33Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him. |
| 34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. | 34Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright. |
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