| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah. | 1Abraham had taken another wife whose name was Keturah. |
| 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. | 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. |
| 3Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. | 3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. |
| 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. | 4Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah's descendants. |
| 5Everything he owned Abraham left to his son Isaac. | 5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac. |
| 6But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to the east, away from his son Isaac. | 6While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac. |
| 7Abraham lived a total of 175 years. | 7Abraham lived for 175 years, |
| 8Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors. | 8then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors. |
| 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hethite. | 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that used to belong to Zohar the Hittite's son Ephron. |
| 10This was the field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. | 10This was the same field that Abraham had bought from the son of Heth, where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried. |
| 11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near Beer Lahai Roi. | 11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who continued to live near Beer-lahai-roi. |
| 12This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. | 12Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah's Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham. |
| 13These are the names of Ishmael's sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth (Ishmael's firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, | 13Here's a list of the names of Ishmael's sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, |
| 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, | 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, |
| 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. | 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. |
| 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps--twelve princes according to their clans. | 16These were Ishmael's children, listed by their names according to their villages and their camps. There were a total of twelve tribal chiefs, according to their clans. |
| 17Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. | 17Ishmael lived for 137 years, then he took his last breath, died, and joined his ancestors. |
| 18His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives. | 18His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur (that's near Egypt), all the way to Assyria, in defiance of all of his relatives. |
| 19This is the account of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac. | 19This is the account of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham fathered Isaac. |
| 20When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. | 20Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. |
| 21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. | 21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the LORD responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant. |
| 22But the children struggled inside her, and she said, "If it is going to be like this, I'm not so sure I want to be pregnant!" So she asked the LORD, | 22But when the infants kept on wrestling each other inside her womb, she asked herself, "Why is this happening?" So she asked the LORD for an explanation. |
| 23and the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." | 23"Two nations are in your womb," the LORD responded, "and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger." |
| 24When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, there were twins in her womb. | 24Sure enough, when her due date arrived, she delivered twin sons. |
| 25The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau. | 25The first son came out reddish—his entire body was covered with hair—so they named him Esau. |
| 26When his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau's heel, they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. | 26After that, his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born. |
| 27When 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. | 27As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors. |
| 28Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for fresh game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. | 28Isaac loved Esau, because he loved to hunt, while Rebekah loved Jacob. |
| 29Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished. | 29One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished. |
| 30So Esau said to Jacob, "Feed me some of the red stuff--yes, this red stuff--because I'm starving!" (That is why he was also called Edom.) | 30Esau told Jacob, "Let me gobble down some of this red stuff, since I'm starving." (That's how Esau got his nickname "Edom".) |
| 31But Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright." | 31But Jacob responded, "Sell me your birthright. Do it now." |
| 32"Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die! What use is the birthright to me?" | 32"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?" |
| 33But Jacob said, "Swear an oath to me now." So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. | 33But Jacob insisted, "Swear it by an oath right now." So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. |
| 34Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew; Esau ate and drank, then got up and went out. So Esau despised his birthright. | 34Then Jacob gave Esau some of his food, along with some boiled stew. So Esau ate, drank, got up, and left, after having belittled his own birthright. |
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