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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrTrAnd the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.
ULTThen the boys grew up, and Esau became a man who knew hunting, a man of the field, and Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.
USTWhen the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter and he enjoyed being in the open country, but Jacob had a quiet personality and preferred to work at home.
BSB § 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.
OEBAs they grew up, Esau became a skilful hunter, a man who lived out in the fields; but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed about the tents.
WEBBEThe boys grew. Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
NETWhen the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.
LSVAnd the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;
FBVThe boys grew up and Esau became a skilled hunter, at home in the countryside. Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home in the tents.
T4TWhen the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
LEBAnd the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled[fn] hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.
JPSAnd the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
ASVAnd the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
DRAAnd when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.
YLTAnd the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;
DrbyAnd the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents.
RVAnd the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
WbstrAnd the boys grew: and Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents.
KJB-1769And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
KJB-1611And the boyes grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents. (And the boyes grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field: and Yacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.)
BshpsAnd the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunnyng hunter, and a wylde man: but Iacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tentes. (And the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunning hunter, and a wild man: but Yacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tents.)
GnvaAnd the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes. (And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and lived in the fields: but Yacob was a plain man, and dwelt in tents. )
CvdlAnd whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an husbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes. (And when the boies were grown up, Esau became an hunter, and an husband man. As for Yacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tents.)
WyclAnd whanne thei weren woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; forsothe Jacob was a symple man, and dwellide in tabernaclis. (And when they were woxun, Esau was made a man cunninge of huntyng, and a man earth tilier; forsothe Yacob was a symple man, and dwelled/dwelt in tabernacles/tents.)
LuthUnd da nun die Knaben groß wurden, ward Esau ein Jäger und ein Ackermann, Jakob aber ein frommer Mann und blieb in den Hütten. (And there now the Knaben large wurden, what/which Esau a Yäger and a Ackermann, Yakob but a frommer man and blieb in the Hütten.)
ClVgQuibus adultis, factus est Esau vir gnarus venandi, et homo agricola: Jacob autem vir simplex habitabat in tabernaculis.[fn] (To_whom adultis, factus it_is Esau man gnarus venandi, and human agricola: Yacob however man simplex he_lived in tabernaculis. )
25.27Factus est Esau, etc. GREG. Eorum vitam significat, qui exterioribus voluptatibus fusi carnem sequuntur. Agricola quoque dicitur, quia amatores sæculi tanto colunt exteriora quanto interiora sua inculta relinquunt. Simplex. GREG. Quia curis exterioribus spargi refugiunt simplices, cogitatione et conscientiæ habitatione consistunt. Habitat enim in tabernaculis, qui se intra mentis secreta constringit, ne dum ad multa foris inhiat, a seipso cogitatione alienatus recedat.
25.27Factus it_is Esau, etc. GREG. Eorum life significat, who exterioribus voluptatibus fusi carnem sequuntur. Agricola too it_is_said, because amatores sæculi tanto colunt exteriora quanto interiora his_own inculta relinquunt. Simplex. GREG. Because curis exterioribus spargi refugiunt simplices, cogitatione and conscientiæ habitatione consistunt. Habitat because in tabernaculis, who se intra mentis secreta constringit, not dum to multa foris inhiat, from seipso cogitatione alienatus recedat.
25:27Esau was a skillful hunter and an outdoorsman—a wild man who loved wild country. Jacob had a quiet (or even) temperament and preferred to stay at home (literally dwelling in tents)—i.e., he was civilized.
See how you translated a similar phrase (“mighty hunter”) in Gen 10:9. Alternate translation: “Esau became a expert hunter,” or “Esau became good at hunting animals for food,”
אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה
(a)_man field
Alternate translation: “and he preferred being in the open country,” or “and he was an outdoorsman,”
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also, make sure that it is clear in your translation that Esau and Jacob are being contrasted. Alternate translation: “but Jacob was a quiet man” or “Jacob, on the other hand, had a mild-mannered personality”
יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים
was_sitting tents
Alternate translation: “and worked close to home.” or “and liked to be at home.”
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.
