Genesis 25:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    After that, his brother came out with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after{H310} that came{H3318} forth{H3318} his brother,{H251} and his hand{H3027} had hold{H270} on Esau's{H6215} heel;{H6119} and his name{H8034} was called{H7121} Jacob:{H3290} and Isaac{H3327} was threescore{H8346} years{H8141} old{H1121} when she bare{H3205} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after{H310} that came{H3318} his brother{H251} out{H3318}{(H8804)}, and his hand{H3027} took hold{H270}{(H8802)} on Esau's{H6215} heel{H6119}; and his name{H8034} was called{H7121}{(H8799)} Jacob{H3290}: and Isaac{H3327} was threescore{H8346} years{H8141} old{H1121} when she bare{H3205}{(H8800)} them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And after ward his brother came out and his hande holdynge Esau by the hele. Wher fore his name was called Iacob. And Isaac was.lx. yere olde whe she bare the:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Anone therafter came his brother forth, which helde the hele of Esau with his hade, and they called him Iacob. Thre score yeare olde was Isaac, whan they were borne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And after hym came his brother out, and his hande holdyng Esau by the heele, and his name was called Iacob: and Isahac was threscore yere olde when they were borne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac `is' a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 27:36 : 36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
  • Hos 12:3 : 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
  • Gen 38:28-30 : 28 As she was giving birth, one put out his hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread to his hand, saying, This one came out first. 29 But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. She said, How have you broken through? This breach is upon you. Therefore he was named Perez. 30 Afterward his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was named Zerah.

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    24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

    25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

  • Gen 27:30
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    30 And it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

  • Gen 25:27-33
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    27 And the boys grew; and Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a simple man, dwelling in tents.

    28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

    29 And Jacob boiled stew, and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

    30 And Esau said to Jacob, Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

    31 And Jacob said, Sell me your birthright as of this day.

    32 And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die; and what profit shall this birthright be to me?

    33 And Jacob said, Swear to me as of this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

  • Gen 27:21-23
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    21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I ask you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.

    22 And Jacob went near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

    23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

  • Gen 27:35-36
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    76%

    35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.

    36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?

  • 1 Chr 1:34
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    34 Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

  • Hos 12:3
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    3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

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    1 And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Here I am.

  • Gen 27:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 And Rebekah took the best garments of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:

    16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck:

  • Gen 27:41-42
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    41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.

    42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau, concerning you, comforts himself, planning to kill you.

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    35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.

  • Gen 27:6
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    6 And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Look, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

  • Gen 25:19
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    19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.

  • Gen 27:32
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    32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn Esau.

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    27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.

  • Gen 32:25
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    25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

  • Gen 27:11
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    11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

  • Gen 32:27
    72%

    27 And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

  • Gen 28:5
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    5 And Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Padanaram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

  • Gen 27:19
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    19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me: arise, I ask you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.

  • Gen 38:28
    71%

    28 As she was giving birth, one put out his hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread to his hand, saying, This one came out first.