Genesis 25:25

NET ©

The first came out reddish 1  all over, 2  like a hairy 3  garment, so they named him Esau. 4 

NIV ©

The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.

NASB ©

Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.

NLT ©

The first was very red at birth. He was covered with so much hair that one would think he was wearing a piece of clothing. So they called him Esau.

MSG ©

The first came out reddish, as if snugly wrapped in a hairy blanket; they named him Esau (Hairy).

BBE ©

And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

NRSV ©

The first came out red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau.

NKJV ©

And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau.

KJV
And the first
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red
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all over like an hairy
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garment
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and they called
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his name
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Esau
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HEBREW
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NET © [draft] ITL
The first
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came out
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reddish
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all
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over, like a hairy
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garment
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, so
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they named
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him Esau
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.
NET © Notes

1 sn Reddish. The Hebrew word translated “reddish” is אַדְמוֹנִי (’admoni), which forms a wordplay on the Edomites, Esau’s descendants. The writer sees in Esau’s appearance at birth a sign of what was to come. After all, the reader has already been made aware of the “nations” that were being born.

2 tn Heb “all of him.”

3 sn Hairy. Here is another wordplay involving the descendants of Esau. The Hebrew word translated “hairy” is שֵׂעָר (se’ar); the Edomites will later live in Mount Seir, perhaps named for its wooded nature.

4 tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ’esav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (se’ar), but it draws on some of the sounds.