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23 And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from birth[a] shall be divided. And one people shall be stronger than the other.[b] And the elder shall serve the younger.” 24 And when her days to give birth were completed,[c] then—behold—twins were in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all his body[d] was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:23 Literally “from your bowels”
  2. Genesis 25:23 Literally “people than people shall be stronger”
  3. Genesis 25:24 Or “full”
  4. Genesis 25:25 Literally “of him”