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Genesis 25:1-11

Abraham Dies, the Promise Narrows Through Isaac, and Esau Despises What Jacob Desires

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1 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

2 and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

8 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

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Verse 1

Original words

Now Abraham אַבְרָהָ֛ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular had taken וַיִּקַּ֥ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular another וַיֹּ֧סֶף H3254 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular wife אִשָּׁ֖ה H802 Noun - feminine singular named וּשְׁמָ֥הּ H8034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Keturah קְטוּרָֽה׃ H6989 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

and she bore וַתֵּ֣לֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular him אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Zimran זִמְרָן֙ H2175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Jokshan יָקְשָׁ֔ן H3370 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Medan מְדָ֖ן H4091 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Midian מִדְיָ֑ן H4080 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Ishbak יִשְׁבָּ֖ק H3435 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Shuah שֽׁוּחַ׃ H7744 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Jokshan וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן H3370 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular was the father of יָלַ֔ד H3205 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Sheba שְׁבָ֖א H7614 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Dedan דְּדָ֑ן H1719 Noun - proper - masculine singular And the sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Dedan דְדָ֔ן H1719 Noun - proper - masculine singular were הָי֛וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural the Asshurites אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם H805 Noun - proper - masculine plural the Letushites וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים H3912 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural and the Leummites וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃ H3817 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Verse 4

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Midian מִדְיָ֗ן H4080 Noun - proper - masculine singular were Ephah עֵיפָ֤ה H5891 Noun - proper - masculine singular Epher וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ H6081 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Hanoch וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ H2585 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Abida וַאֲבִידָ֖ע H28 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Eldaah וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה H420 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these אֵ֖לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural were descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Keturah קְטוּרָֽה׃ H6989 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Abraham אַבְרָהָ֛ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker left וַיִּתֵּ֧ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative he owned ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular to Isaac לְיִצְחָֽק׃ H3327 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

But while he was still בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ H5750 Preposition-b | Adverb | third person masculine singular alive חַ֔י H2416 Adjective - masculine singular Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם H85 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular gave נָתַ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular gifts מַתָּנֹ֑ת H4979 Noun - feminine plural to the sons וְלִבְנֵ֤י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct of his אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative . . . אַבְרָהָ֖ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular concubines הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ H6370 Article | Noun - feminine plural and sent them away וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural from מֵעַ֨ל H5921 Preposition-m his son בְּנוֹ֙ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֤ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular - קֵ֖דְמָה H6924 Adverb | third person feminine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the land אֶ֥רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of the east קֶֽדֶם׃ H6924 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative - חָ֑י H2421 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular lived חַיֵּ֥י H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct a total of וְאֵ֗לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural . . . יְמֵ֛י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שְׁנֵֽי־ H8141 Noun - feminine plural construct 175 מְאַ֥ת H3967 Number - feminine singular construct . . . וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים H7657 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וְחָמֵ֥שׁ H2568 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular . . . שָׁנִֽים׃ H8141 Noun - feminine plural years שָׁנָ֛ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

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And at a ripe טוֹבָ֖ה H2896 Adjective - feminine singular old age בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה H7872 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular he breathed his last וַיִּגְוַ֨ע H1478 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and died וַיָּ֧מָת H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אַבְרָהָ֛ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular old זָקֵ֣ן H2205 Adjective - masculine singular and contented וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ H7649 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular and was gathered וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his people עַמָּֽיו׃ H5971 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

His sons בָּנָ֔יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֤ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Ishmael וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ H3458 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular buried וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ H6912 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural him אֹת֜וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular in אֶל־ H413 Preposition the cave מְעָרַ֖ת H4631 Noun - feminine singular construct of Machpelah הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה H4375 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular near עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . פְּנֵ֥י H6440 Noun - common plural construct Mamre מַמְרֵֽא׃ H4471 Noun - proper - feminine singular in אֶל־ H413 Preposition the field שְׂדֵ֞ה H7704 Noun - masculine singular construct of Ephron עֶפְרֹ֤ן H6085 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Zohar צֹ֙חַר֙ H6714 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַֽחִתִּ֔י H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative
Verse 10

Original words

This was the field הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . מֵאֵ֣ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker had bought קָנָ֥ה H7069 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from the Hittites בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . חֵ֑ת H2845 Noun - proper - masculine singular Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular was buried קֻבַּ֥ר H6912 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular there שָׁ֛מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular with his wife אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ H802 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Sarah וְשָׂרָ֥ה H8283 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

- וַיְהִ֗י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular After אַחֲרֵי֙ H310 Preposition Abraham’s אַבְרָהָ֔ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular death מ֣וֹת H4194 Noun - masculine singular construct God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker blessed וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his son בְּנ֑וֹ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֣ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular who יִצְחָ֔ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular lived וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular near עִם־ H5973 Preposition vvv בְּאֵ֥ר H883 Preposition vvv לַחַ֖י H883 Preposition Beer-lahai-roi רֹאִֽי׃ס H883 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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