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OEB The first was from birth red, all over like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau[fn].
CSB The first one came out red-looking, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.
NLT The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.
NIV The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
CEV the first baby was covered with red hair, so he was named Esau.
ESV The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.
NASB Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.
LSB And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.
1ST The first came out red, all of him, like a garment of hair . So they named him Esaw.
WEBBE The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (24-26)When her time to give birth came, sure enough, there were twins in her womb. The first came out reddish, as if snugly wrapped in a hairy blanket; they named him Esau (Hairy). His brother followed, his fist clutched tight to Esau’s heel; they named him Jacob (Heel). Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
NET The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.
LSV and the first comes out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;
FBV The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a coat. So they named him Esau.[fn]
T4T The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'.
LEB And the first came out red, all his body[fn] was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau.
NRSV The first came out red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau.
NKJV And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau.
NAB The first to emerge was reddish, and his whole body was like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau.
BBE And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.
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JPS And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.
ASV And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
DRA He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother’s foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.
YLT and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;
Drby And the first came out red — all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
RV And the first came forth red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
Wbstr And the first was born red, all over like a hairy garment: and they called his name Esau.
KJB-1769 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
KJB-1611 And the first came out red, all ouer like an hairy garment: and they called his name, Esau.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And he that came out fyrst, was red, and he was all ouer as it were a hearie garment, and they called his name Esau.
(And he that came out first, was red, and he was all over as it were a hearie garment, and they called his name Esau.)
Gnva So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau.
(So he that came out first was red, and he was all over as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau. )
Cvdl The first that came forth, was reed, all rough as an hyde, and they called him Esau.
Wycl He that yede out first was reed, and al rouy in the manere of a skyn; and his name was clepid Esau.
(He that went out first was reed, and all rouy in the manner of a skyn; and his name was called Esau.)
Luth Der erste, der herauskam, war rötlich, ganz rauch wie ein Fell; und sie nannten ihn Esau.
(The erste, the/of_the herauskam, what/which rötlich, all rauch like a Fell; and they/she/them nannten him/it Esau.)
ClVg Qui prior egressus est, rufus erat, et totus in morem pellis hispidus: vocatumque est nomen ejus Esau. Protinus alter egrediens, plantam fratris tenebat manu: et idcirco appellavit eum Jacob.
(Who prior egressus it_is, rufus was, and totus in morem pellis hispidus: vocatumque it_is nomen his Esau. Protinus alter egrediens, plantam fratris tenebat manu: and idcirco he_called him Yacob. )
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Genesis 21-35
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.