Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Genesis 25:23-27 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

23. and he told her:“Your two sons will becometwo separate nations.The younger of the twowill be stronger,and the elder sonwill be his servant.”

24. When Rebekah gave birth,

25. the first baby was covered with red hair, so he was named Esau.

26. The second baby grabbed his brother's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

27. As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd.