Genesis 28:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו
(e·sav)
6215: oldest son of Isaacfrom asah
wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל
(yish·ma·'el;)
3458: "God hears," the name of several Isr.from shama and el
and married,וַיִּקַּ֡ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
besidesעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the wivesלְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(le·'i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
that he had, Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת
(ma·cha·lat)
4258: daughter of Ishmael, also a granddaughter of Davidof uncertain derivation
the daughterבַּת־
(bat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל
(yish·ma·'el)
3458: "God hears," the name of several Isr.from shama and el
Abraham'sאַבְרָהָ֜ם
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
son,בֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
the sisterאֲחֹ֧ות
(a·cho·vt)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
of Nebaioth.נְבָיֹ֛ות
(ne·va·yo·vt)
5032: oldest son of Ishmael, also his desc.from nabat


















KJV Lexicon
Then went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Esau
`Esav  (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
unto Ishmael
Yishma`e'l  (yish-maw-ale')
God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites -- Ishmael.
and took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
unto the wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
which he had Mahalath
Machalath  (makh-al-ath')
sickness; Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess -- Mahalath.
the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Ishmael
Yishma`e'l  (yish-maw-ale')
God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites -- Ishmael.
Abraham's
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
the sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
of Nebajoth
Nbayowth  (neb-aw-yoth')
fruitfulnesses; Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him -- Nebaioth, Nebajoth.
to be his wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and Esau went to Ishmael, and married, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth.

King James Bible
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so Esau went to Ishmael and married, in addition to his other wives, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son. She was the sister of Nebaioth.

International Standard Version
so he went to Abraham's son Ishmael and married Ishmael's daughter Mahalath, who was the sister of Nebaioth.

NET Bible
So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth, in addition to the wives he had.

King James 2000 Bible
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives whom he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
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