The Meaning of Genesis 25:26 Explained

Genesis 25:26

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 25:26?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 25:26 mean?

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What is the context of Genesis 25:26?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 25:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:19-34 - Jacob And Esau, Twin Brothers

In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to stand between the Most High and the rest of the household, to receive divine communications and execute the divine will, and to be in the direct line of the Messiah-such were some of the privileges that gathered around this position. They were nought in Esau's estimation, and he was quite content to part with all they implied, if only he might have the immediate gratification of appetite. The steaming fragrance of the lentil pottage was sweet in the nostrils of the hungry hunter. We have all passed through such an experience. On the one hand, our self-respect, our true advantage, our God; on the other, passionate desire crying, "Give, give." In days and hours like that, beware: for you may say a word or do an act that shall determine your future, and, like Esau, you will find no loophole for altering the cast of the die. See Hebrews 12:16. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

¹ The sons of Abraham by Keturah
⁵ The division of his goods
⁷ His age, death, and burial
¹¹ God blesses Isaac
¹² The generations of Ishmael
¹⁷ His age and death
¹⁹ Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
²² The children strive in her womb
²⁴ The birth of Esau and Jacob
²⁷ Their different characters and pursuits
²⁹ Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:26 mean?

And afterward came out his brother and his hand took hold on the heel of Esau so was called his name Jacob and Isaac [was] old sixty years when she bore them

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֞ן יָצָ֣א אָחִ֗יו וְיָד֤וֹ אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙ בַּעֲקֵ֣ב עֵשָׂ֔ו וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיִצְחָ֛ק בֶּן־ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּלֶ֥דֶת אֹתָֽם

כֵ֞ן	afterward
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יָצָ֣א	came out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אָחִ֗יו	his brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וְיָד֤וֹ	and his hand
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙	took hold
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: אָחוּז Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
בַּעֲקֵ֣ב	on the heel
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עָקֵב Sense: heel, rear, footprint, hinder part, hoof, rear of a troop, footstep.
עֵשָׂ֔ו	of Esau
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵשָׂו Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
וַיִּקְרָ֥א	so was called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמ֖וֹ	his name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
יַעֲקֹ֑ב	Jacob
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וְיִצְחָ֛ק	and Isaac
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִצְחָק Sense: son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau.
בֶּן־	[was] old
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שִׁשִּׁ֥ים	sixty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: שִׁשִּׁים Sense: sixty, three score.
שָׁנָ֖ה	years
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
בְּלֶ֥דֶת	when she bore
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.

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