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34 [a]When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hivite.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 26:34–35 These verses from the Priestly source introduce the next section on Esau’s loss of his right as firstborn by suggesting a motivation for this in Isaac’s and Rebekah’s dislike for Esau’s Canaanite wives.

Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing

34 When Esau was forty years old,(A) he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.(B)

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14 The princes immediately sent Jehudi, son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, to Baruch with the order: “The scroll you read in the hearing of the people—bring it with you and come.” Scroll in hand, Baruch, son of Neriah, went to them.

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14 all the officials sent Jehudi(A) son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, “Bring the scroll(B) from which you have read to the people and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah went to them with the scroll in his hand.

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21 the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the scribe, and read it to the king and to all the princes who were attending the king.

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21 The king sent Jehudi(A) to get the scroll, and Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary and read it to the king(B) and all the officials standing beside him.

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23 Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, he would cut off the piece with a scribe’s knife[a] and throw it into the fire in the brazier, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire in the brazier.

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Footnotes

  1. 36:23 A scribe’s knife: used to sharpen reed pens.

23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll,(A) the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.(B)

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