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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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1Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

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

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

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

5Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

6But 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.

7Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

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

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

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

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

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Verse 1

Original words

Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularhad takenוַיִּקַּ֥חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularanotherוַיֹּ֧סֶףH3254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwifeאִשָּׁ֖הH802Noun - feminine singularnamedוּשְׁמָ֥הּH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularKeturahקְטוּרָֽה׃H6989Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 2

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and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularhimאֶת־H853Direct object markerZimranזִמְרָן֙H2175Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerJokshanיָקְשָׁ֔ןH3370Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerMedanמְדָ֖ןH4091Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerMidianמִדְיָ֑ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerIshbakיִשְׁבָּ֖קH3435Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Shuahשֽׁוּחַ׃H7744Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

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Jokshanוְיָקְשָׁ֣ןH3370Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularwas the father ofיָלַ֔דH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerShebaשְׁבָ֖אH7614Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Dedanדְּדָ֑ןH1719Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof Dedanדְדָ֔ןH1719Noun - proper - masculine singularwereהָי֛וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe Asshuritesאַשּׁוּרִ֥םH805Noun - proper - masculine pluralthe Letushitesוּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםH3912Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine pluraland the Leummitesוּלְאֻמִּֽים׃H3817Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Verse 4

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The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof Midianמִדְיָ֗ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singularwere Ephahעֵיפָ֤הH5891Noun - proper - masculine singularEpherוָעֵ֙פֶר֙H6081Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularHanochוַחֲנֹ֔ךְH2585Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularAbidaוַאֲבִידָ֖עH28Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Eldaahוְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הH420Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularAllכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseאֵ֖לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralwere descendantsבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Keturahקְטוּרָֽה׃H6989Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

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Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛םH85Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerleftוַיִּתֵּ֧ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulareverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehe ownedל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularto Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃H3327Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

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But while he was stillבְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּH5750Preposition-b | Adverb | third person masculine singularaliveחַ֔יH2416Adjective - masculine singularAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singulargaveנָתַ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulargiftsמַתָּנֹ֑תH4979Noun - feminine pluralto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof hisאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative. . .אַבְרָהָ֖םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙H6370Article | Noun - feminine pluraland sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞םH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralfromמֵעַ֨לH5921Preposition-mhis sonבְּנוֹ֙H1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֤קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singular-קֵ֖דְמָהH6924Adverb | third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe landאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof the eastקֶֽדֶם׃H6924Noun - masculine singular
Verse 7

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Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖םH85Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-חָ֑יH2421Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularlivedחַיֵּ֥יH2416Noun - masculine plural constructa total ofוְאֵ֗לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural. . .יְמֵ֛יH3117Noun - masculine plural construct. . .שְׁנֵֽי־H8141Noun - feminine plural construct175מְאַ֥תH3967Number - feminine singular construct. . .וְשִׁבְעִ֥יםH7657Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .שָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וְחָמֵ֥שׁH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular. . .שָׁנִֽים׃H8141Noun - feminine pluralyearsשָׁנָ֛הH8141Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

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And at a ripeטוֹבָ֖הH2896Adjective - feminine singularold ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הH7872Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularhe breathed his lastוַיִּגְוַ֨עH1478Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand diedוַיָּ֧מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אַבְרָהָ֛םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularoldזָקֵ֣ןH2205Adjective - masculine singularand contentedוְשָׂבֵ֑עַH7649Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularand was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis peopleעַמָּֽיו׃H5971Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

His sonsבָּנָ֔יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֤קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularand Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙H3458Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּH6912Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralhimאֹת֜וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositionthe caveמְעָרַ֖תH4631Noun - feminine singular constructof Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הH4375Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularnearעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵ֥יH6440Noun - common plural constructMamreמַמְרֵֽא׃H4471Noun - proper - feminine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositionthe fieldשְׂדֵ֞הH7704Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephronעֶפְרֹ֤ןH6085Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Zoharצֹ֙חַר֙H6714Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יH2850Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relative
Verse 10

Original words

This was the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הH7704Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖םH85Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .מֵאֵ֣תH854Preposition-m | Direct object markerhad boughtקָנָ֥הH7069Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom the Hittitesבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .חֵ֑תH2845Noun - proper - masculine singularAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularwas buriedקֻבַּ֥רH6912Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singularthereשָׁ֛מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularwith his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃H802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הH8283Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 11

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-וַיְהִ֗יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAfterאַחֲרֵי֙H310PrepositionAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֔םH85Noun - proper - masculine singulardeathמ֣וֹתH4194Noun - masculine singular constructGodאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerblessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis sonבְּנ֑וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֣קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoיִצְחָ֔קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularnearעִם־H5973Prepositionvvvבְּאֵ֥רH883Prepositionvvvלַחַ֖יH883PrepositionBeer-lahai-roiרֹאִֽי׃סH883Noun - proper - feminine singular

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