The Meaning of Genesis 25:25 Explained

Genesis 25:25

KJV: And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

YLT: and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

Darby: And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

ASV: And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they called his name Esau.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the first  came out  red,  all over like an hairy  garment;  and they called  his name  Esau. 

What does Genesis 25:25 Mean?

Study Notes

Esau
Esau stands for the mere man of the earth. Hebrews 12:16 ; Hebrews 12:17 . In many respects a nobler man, naturally, than Jacob, he was destitute of faith, and despised the birthright because it was a spiritual thing, of value only as there was faith to apprehend it.

Context Summary

Genesis 25:19-34 - Jacob And Esau, Twin Brothers
In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to stand between the Most High and the rest of the household, to receive divine communications and execute the divine will, and to be in the direct line of the Messiah-such were some of the privileges that gathered around this position. They were nought in Esau's estimation, and he was quite content to part with all they implied, if only he might have the immediate gratification of appetite. The steaming fragrance of the lentil pottage was sweet in the nostrils of the hungry hunter. We have all passed through such an experience. On the one hand, our self-respect, our true advantage, our God; on the other, passionate desire crying, "Give, give." In days and hours like that, beware: for you may say a word or do an act that shall determine your future, and, like Esau, you will find no loophole for altering the cast of the die. See Hebrews 12:16. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:25 mean?

And came out the first ruddy all over like a cloak hairy so they called his name Esau
וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ אַדְמוֹנִ֔י כֻּלּ֖וֹ כְּאַדֶּ֣רֶת שֵׂעָ֑ר וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ שְׁמ֖וֹ עֵשָֽׂו

וַיֵּצֵ֤א  And  came  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָרִאשׁוֹן֙  the  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
אַדְמוֹנִ֔י  ruddy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַדְמֹונִי  
Sense: red, ruddy (of Esau as infant).
כֻּלּ֖וֹ  all  over 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
כְּאַדֶּ֣רֶת  like  a  cloak 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אַדֶּרֶת  
Sense: glory, cloak.
שֵׂעָ֑ר  hairy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׂעָר  
Sense: hair.
וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ  so  they  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמ֖וֹ  his  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
עֵשָֽׂו  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.

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