25The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.


In Context

22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the Lord .

23 The Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."

24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.

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

26 After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents.

Genesis 25:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:25He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they called his name Esau.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first came forth red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first was born red, all over like a hairy garment: and they called his name Esau.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:25and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.