KJV King James Version
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
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Genesis 26:34
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
WEB World English Bible
When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
ASV American Standard Version
And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite,
Surrounding context — Genesis 26
31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beersheba unto this day.
34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
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וַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beעֵשָׂו֙H6215 · e.savEsauבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאַרְבָּעִ֣יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיִּקַּ֤חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאִשָּׁה֙H802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוּדִ֔יתH3067 · ye.hu.ditJudithבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterבְּאֵרִ֖יH882 · be.e.riBeeriהַֽחִתִּ֑יH2850 · chit.tiHittiteוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תH1315 · bos.matBasemathבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterאֵילֹ֖ןH356 · e.lonElonהַֽחִתִּֽי׃H2850 · chit.tiHittite
Cross-references
Genesis 36:2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;Exodus 34:16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.Genesis 36:13And these [are] the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:Genesis 36:5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these [are] the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.Genesis 28:9Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.1 Corinthians 7:2Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.Hebrews 12:16Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
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