Genesis 28:9

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Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

In other translations

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Hebrew words

וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אֶל־'el-toH413יִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'elIshmaelH3458וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מָחֲלַת׀machalatMahalathH4258בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323יִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'elIshmaelH3458בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85אֲחוֹת'achot[the] sister ofH269נְבָיוֹתnevayotNebaiothH5032עַל־'al-toH5921נָשָׁיוnashavwives hisH802לוֹlofor <the> himselfלְאִשָּׁה׃ סle'ishahto a wifeH802

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: Abraham, Esau, Ishmael (son of Abraham), Mahalath, Nebaioth

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