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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXἨγάπησε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἡσαῦ, ὅτι ἡ θήρα αὐτοῦ βρῶσις αὐτῷ· Ῥεβέκκα δὲ ἠγάπα τὸν Ἰακώβ. (Aʸgapaʸse de Isaʼak ton Haʸsau, hoti haʸ thaʸra autou brōsis autōi; Ɽebekka de aʸgapa ton Yakōb. )
BrTrAnd Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.
ULTAnd Isaac loved Esau, because he liked game meat in his mouth, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
USTIsaac’s favorite son was Esau, because he liked to eat the meat of wild animals that Esau hunted, whereas Rebekah’s favorite son was Jacob.
BSBBecause Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
OEBIsaac loved Esau, for he had a taste for venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
WEBBENow Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
KJB-1611[fn]And Isaac loued Esau, because he did eate of his venison: but Rebekah loued Iacob. (And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Yacob.)
BshpsIsahac loued Esau, because he dyd eate of his venison, but Rebecca loued Iacob. (Isahac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison, but Rebecca loved Yacob.)
GnvaAnd Izhak loued Esau, for venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob. (And Izhak loved Esau, for venison was his meat, but Rebekah loved Yacob. )
CvdlAnd Isaac loued Esau, because he ate of his venison. But Rebecca loued Iacob. (And Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his venison. But Rebecca loved Yacob.)
WycIsaac louyde Esau, for he eet of the huntyng of Esau; and Rebecca louyde Jacob. (Isaac loved Esau, for he eet of the huntyng of Esau; and Rebecca loved Yacob.)
LuthUnd Isaak hatte Esau lieb und aß gern von seinem Weidwerk; Rebekka aber hatte Jakob lieb. (And Isaak had Esau lieb and ate gern from his Weidwerk; Rebekka but had Yakob lieb.)
ClVgIsaac amabat Esau, eo quod de venationibus illius vesceretur: et Rebecca diligebat Jacob. (Isaac amabat Esau, eo that about venationibus illius vesceretur: and Rebecca diligebat Yacob. )
25:28 The parents each practiced favoritism. • because: Isaac’s love for Esau was conditioned upon his son’s performance. Rebekah’s love for Jacob was constant and unconditional.
Your translation should not sound like Isaac and Rebekah did not love both of their sons. Rather, they each had their favorite son. Alternate translation: “Isaac loved Esau most,”
Make sure your translation of he liked refers here to Isaac, not Esau. For some languages it is clearer or more natural to put this clause first in this sentence and say, “Isaac liked to eat wild animal/deer meat, so his favorite son was Esau”. Do what is best your language. Alternate translation: “because he liked to eat the meat of wild deer that he hunted,”
וְרִבְקָ֖ה אֹהֶ֥בֶת אֶֽת יַעֲקֹֽב
and,Rebekah loved DOM Yaakob
See how you translated a similar clause earlier in this verse. Alternate translation: “but Rebekah loved Jacob most.”
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.
