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Genesis 25:27

Context

25:27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled 1  hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents. 2 

1 tn Heb “knowing.”

2 tn The disjunctive clause juxtaposes Jacob with Esau and draws attention to the striking contrasts. In contrast to Esau, a man of the field, Jacob was civilized, as the phrase “living in tents” signifies. Whereas Esau was a skillful hunter, Jacob was calm and even-tempered (תָּם, tam), which normally has the idea of “blameless.”



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