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Theseאֵלֶּהareהֵםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵאלand theseוְאֵלֶּהare their names,שְׁמֹתָםby their villagesבְּחַצְרֵיהֶםand by their encampments,וּבְטִירֹתָםtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרchiefsנְשִׂיאִםaccording to their peoples.לְאֻמֹּתָם
Genesis 25:16
Study it in the app“These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve chiefs according to their peoples.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 25:16, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmael
Ishmael
Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).
Where else “yishmael” appears- are their namesשְׁמֹתָshemota
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemota” appears- by their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears- and by their encampmentsטִירֹתָtirota
encampment
A camp where clans and their flocks live in tents.
Where else “tirota” appears- twelveשְׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- chiefsנְשִׂיאִםnesiim
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appears- according to their peoplesאֻמֹּתָumota
people, tribe
People, tribe, nation.
Where else “umota” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Descendants of Abraham
1 Chronicles 1:28-34Genesis 25:1-4
An account told more fully or more briefly in one of the books.
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Genesis 25:12-16
12These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham. 13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve chiefs according to their peoples.
28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. 33And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 34And Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1Abraham again took a wife, whose name was Keturah. 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim. 4The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
The context
15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 · This verse (above)
17These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty and seven years. He breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people.
To study Genesis 25 in a group
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?