Genesis 25:26
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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
In other translations
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
Hebrew words
וְאַחֲרֵי־ve'acharei-and afterH310כֵןkhenthusH3651יָצָאyatza'he came outH3318אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251וְיָדוֹveyadoand hand hisH3027אֹחֶזֶת'ochezet[was] holdingH270בַּעֲקֵבba'akevon [the] heel ofH6119עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121שְׁמוֹshemoname hisH8034יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290וְיִצְחָקveyitzchakand IsaacH3327בֶּן־ben-[was] a son ofH1121שִׁשִּׁיםshishimsixtyH8346שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141בְּלֶדֶתbeledetwhen fatheredH3205אֹתָם׃'otam<obj.> themH853
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Related verses
- Hosea 12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
- Genesis 27:36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 38:28-3028 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.28 And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced. 29 But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez. 30 Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
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