Genesis 25:27

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 25 › Verse 27

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

In other translations

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Hebrew words

וַיִּגְדְּלוּvaiyigdeluand they grew upH1431הַנְּעָרִיםhane'arimthe ladsH5288וַיְהִיvayhiand he wasH1961עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אִישׁ'isha manH376יֹדֵעַyodea'[who] knewH3045צַיִדtzayidhuntingH6718אִישׁ'isha man ofH376שָׂדֶהsadeh[the] open countryH7704וְיַעֲקֹבveya'akoand JacobH3290אִישׁ'ish[was] a manH376תָּםtamquietH8535יֹשֵׁבyoshev[who] dweltH3427אֹהָלִים׃'ohalimtentsH168

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Esau, Jacob

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