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Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapter 25

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וְאוֹסִיף אַבְרָהָם וּנְסַב אִיתָא וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָה הִיא הָגָר דִקְטִירָא לֵיהּ מִן שֵׁרוּיָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Abraham added and took a wife, and her name was Keturah; she is Hagar, who had been bound to him from the beginning.

וִילֵידַת לֵיהּ יַת זִמְרָן וְיַת יָקְשָׁן וְיַת מְדָן וְיַת מִדְיָן וְיַת יִשְׁבָּק וְיַת שׁוּחַ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And she bare to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midyan, and Yishbak, and Shovack.

וְיָקְשָׁן אוֹלִיד יַת שְׁבָא וְיַת דְדָן וּבְנֵי דְדָן הֲווֹן תַּגָרִין וְאִמְפּוּרִין וְרֵישֵׁי אוּמִין

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Jokshan begat Sheva and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were merchants, and negotiators, and chiefs of peoples.

וּבְנוֹי דְמִדְיָן עֵיפָא וְעֵפֶר וַחֲנוֹךְ וַאֲבִידָע וְאֶלְדְעָה כָּל אִלֵין בְּנָהָא דִקְטוּרָה

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the sons of Midyan, Eipher, and Ephher, and Honok, and Abida, and Aldaah, all these were the sons of Keturah.

וִיהַב אַבְרָהָם בְּמַתָּנָא יַת כָּל דִילֵיהּ לְיִצְחָק

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Abraham gave the gift of all he had to Izhak.

וְלִבְנֵיהוֹם דִפְלַקְתּוּן דִלְאַבְרָהָם יְהַב אַבְרָהָם נִכְסִין וּמְטַלְטְלִין לְמַתְּנָן וְתַרְכִינוּן מֵעִילוֹי יִצְחָק בְּרֵיהּ עַד דְהוּא בְּחַיֵי וְאָזְלַן לְמֵיתַב קִידוּמָא לְאַרַע מַדִינְחָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And to the sons of the concubines of Abraham gave Abraham riches and moveable property as gifts, and sent them away from Izhak his son while he (yet) lived; and they went and dwelt eastward in the land of the orient.

וְאִלֵין סְכוּם יוֹמֵי חַיֵי אַבְרָהָם דְחַיֵי מְאָה וְשׁוּבְעִין וַחֲמֵשׁ שְׁנִין

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And this is the number of the days of the life of Abraham, who lived a hundred and seventy and five years.

וְאִתְנְגִיד וּמִית אַבְרָהָם בְּשֵיבוּ טָבָא סִיב וּשְבַע כָּל טוּבָא בְּרַם יִשְׁמָעֵאל עֲבַד תְּתוּבָא בְּיוֹמֵיהּ וּבָתַר כֵּן אִתְכְּנַשׁ לְעַמֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, aged and satisfied with all good. (Also Ishmael wrought repentance in his days, and afterwards was gathered to his people.)

וּקְבָרוּ יָתֵיהּ יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹי לִמְעָרַת כָּפֵילְתָּא לַחֲקַל עֶפְרוֹן בַּר צוֹחַר חִיתָּאָה דְעַל אַנְפֵּי מַמְרֵא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Izhak and Ishmael his sons buried him in the double cavern, at the field of Ephran bar Zochar, the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

חַקְלָא דִזְבַן אַבְרָהָם מִן בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה תַּמָן אִתְקְבַר אַבְרָהָם וְשָרָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

the field that Abraham purchased of the sons of Hittah: there was Abraham buried and Sarah his wife.

וּמִן בִּגְלַל דְלָא הֲוָה אַבְרָהָם צָבֵי לִבְרָכָא יַת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּגִין כֵּן לָא בְּרִיךְ יַת יִצְחָק דְאִין הֲוָה מְבָרֵךְ לְיִצְחָק וְלָא מְבָרֵךְ לְיִשְׁמָעֵאל הֲוָה נְטִיר לֵיהּ בָּבוֹי וּבָתַר דְמִית אַבְרָהָם בְּרִיךְ יְיָ יַת יִצְחָק וְיָתֵב יִצְחָק סָמִיךְ לְבֵירָא דְאִתְגְלֵי עֲלוֹי יְקַר חַי וְקַיָים דְחָמֵי וְלָא אִתְחָמֵי

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And because Abraham had not designed to bless Ishmael, therefore he blessed not Izhak; for had he blessed Izhak and not Ishmael, it would have kept them in enmity. But, after the death of Abraham, the Lord blessed Izhak; and Izhak dwelt near the well at which was revealed the glory of the Living and Eternal One, who seeth and is not seen.

וְאִלֵין תּוּלְדַת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בַּר אַבְרָהָם דִילֵידַת הָגָר מִצְרֵיתָא אַמְתָא דְשָרָה לְאַבְרָהָם

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And these are the generations of Ishmael bar Abraham, whom Hagar the Mizreitha, the handmaid of Sarah, bare unto Abraham.

וְאִלֵין שְׁמָהַת בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּשׁוּמְהוֹן לְתוּלְדַתְהוֹן בּוּכְרָא דְיִשְׁמָעֵאל נְבוֹי וַעֲרַב וְאַדְבְּאֵל וּמִבְשָם

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names, according to their generations. The firstborn of Ishmael, Neboi, and Arab, and Abdeel, and Mibsham,

וּצְמִיתָא וּשְׁתּוּקָא וְסוֹבָרָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

--Hearing, Silence, Patience,

חֲרִיפָא וְתֵימָא יְטוּר נָפִישׁ וָקֵדְמָה

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

and Sharpness: and Tema, Yetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

אִלֵין הִינוּן בְּנוֹי דְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וְאִילֵין שׁוּמְהוֹן בְּכַּפְרָנֵיהוֹן וּבְקַסְטְרָוַותְהוֹן תְּרֵיסַר רַבְרְבִין לְאוּמַתְהוֹן

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these their names in their villages, and in their fenced dwellings, twelve chiefs of their peoples.

וְאִלֵין שְׁנֵי חַיֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל מְאָה וּתְלָתִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְהָדַר בִּתְיוּבְתָּא וְאִתְנְגִיד וְאִתְכְּנִישׁ לְעַמֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he was coverted in repentance, and expired, and was gathered to his people.

וּשְׁרוֹ מִן הִנְדְקִי עַד חֲלוּצָה דְעַל אַנְפֵּי מִצְרַיִם מַעֲלָךְ לְאַתּוּר עַל אַנְפֵּי כָּל אָחוֹי שְׁרָא בְּאַחֲסַנְתֵּיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And they dwelt from Hindiki unto Chalutsa, which is in face of Mizraim from going up to Athur. Before the face of all his brethren he dwelt in his possession.

ואלה וְאִלֵין תּוּלְדַת יִצְחָק בַּר אַבְרָהָם וּמִן בִּגְלַל דַהֲוָה אִיקוּנִין דְיִצְחָק מְדַמְיַין לְאִיקוּנִין דְאַבְרָהָם הֲווֹן בְּנֵי נְשָׁא אָמְרִין בְּקוּשְׁטָא אַבְרָהָם אוֹלִיד יַת יִצְחָק

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

These are the generations of Izhak bar Abraham. And because the appearance of Izhak resembled the appearance of Abraham, the sons of men said, In truth Abraham begat Izhak.

וַהֲוָה יִצְחָק בַּר אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין בְּמִסְבֵיהּ יַת רִבְקָה בְּרַת בְּתוּאֵל אֲרָמָאָה דְמִן פַּדַן אֲרָם אַחְתֵיהּ דְלָבָן אֲרָמָאָה לֵיהּ לְאִנְתּוּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Izhak was the son of forty years when he took Rivekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramite, who was of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramite, unto him for a wife.

וַאֲזַל יִצְחָק לְטַוָור פּוּלְחָנָא אֲתַר דְכַפְתֵיהּ אֲבוֹי וְהָפַךְ יִצְחָק בִּצְלוּתֵיהּ דַעֲתֵּיה דְקֻבָּ"ה מִמַה דִגְזַר עַל אִנְתְּתֵיהּ אֲרוּם עַקְרָא הֲוַת גַבֵּיהּ עֶשְרִין וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין וְאִתְהֲפִּיךְ בְּגִינֵיהּ דַעֲתֵּיה דְקֻבָּ"ה מִמַה דִגְזַר עֲלֵיהּ דְאַף הוּא הֲוָה עָקָר וְאִתְרָוַח וְאִתְעַבָּרַת רִבְקָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Izhak went to the mountain of worship, the place where his father had bound him. And Izhak in his prayer turned the attention of the Holy One, blessed be He! from that which He had decreed concerning him who had been childless. And he was enlarged, and Rivekah his wife was with child.

וְאַדְחִיקוּ בְּנַיָא בְּמֵיעָהָא הֵי כְּגוּבְרִין עָבְדוּ קְרָבָא וַאֲמָרַת אִם כְּדֵין הוּא צַעֲרָא דִילִדְתָּא לְמָא דֵין לִי בְּנִין וַאֲזָלַת לְבֵי מֶדְרָשָׁא דְשֵׁם רַבָּא לְמִבְעֵיהּ רַחֲמִין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the children pressed in her womb as men doing battle. And she said, If this is the anguish of a mother, what then are children to me? And she went into the school of Shem Rabba to supplicate mercy before the Lord.

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לָהּ תְּרֵין עַמְמִין בִּמְעַיְיכִי וּתְרֵין מַלְכְּוָן מִמַעַיְיכִי יִתְפַּרְשׁוּן וּמַלְכוּ מִמַלְכוּ יְיהִי אַלִים וְרַבָּא יֶהֱוֵי מִשְׁתַּעֲבֵּיד לִזְעֵירָא אִם בְּנוֹי דִזְעֵירָא נַטְרִין פִּקוּדַיָא דְאוֹרַיְתָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the Lord said to her, Two peoples are in thy womb, and two kingdoms from thy womb shall be separated; and one kingdom shall be stronger than the other, and the elder shall serve the younger, if the children of the younger will keep the commandments of the Law.

וּשְׁלִימוּ מָאתָן וְשׁוּבְעִין יוֹמֵי עִבּוּרָהָא לְמֵילַד וְהָא תְיוֹמִין בִּמְעָהָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the two hundred and seventy days of her being with child were completed to bring forth; and, behold, twins were in her womb.

וּנְפַק קַדְמָאָה סוּמוּקְרַיי כּוּלֵיהּ כְּכִילַן דְשֵיעַר וּקְרוֹי שְׁמֵיהּ עֵשָו מִן בִּגְלַל דְאִתְיְלִיד כּוּלֵיהּ גְמִיר בְּשֵעָר רֵישָׁא וְדִיקְנָא וְשִׁינִין וְכַּכִין

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the first came forth wholly red, as a garment of hair: and they called his name Esau, because he was born altogether complete, with the hair of the head, and the beard, and teeth, and grinders.

וּבָתַר כְּדֵין נְפַק אָחוֹי וִידֵיהּ אֲחִידָא בַּעֲקֵיבָא דְעֵשָו וּקְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ יַעֲקב וְיִצְחָק בַּר שִׁתִּין שְׁנִין כַּד יְלֵידַת יַתְהוֹם

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Afterward came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on the heel of Esau. And they called his name Jakob (Yaakov). And Izhak was a son of sixty years when he beget them.

וְרָבִיאוּ טַלְיָא וַהֲוָה עֵשָו גְבַר נַחְשִׁירְכָן לְמִצוֹד עוֹפַן וְחֵיוַון גְבַר נְפִיק חֲקַל קְטֵיל נַפְשִׁין דְהוּא קָטַל יַת נִמְרוֹד וְיַת חֲנוֹךְ בְּרֵיהּ וְיַעֲקב גְבַר שְׁלִים בְּעוֹבָדוֹי וּמְשַׁמֵשׁ בְּבֵית מֶדְרָשָׁא דְעֵבֶר תְּבַע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the lads grew; and Esau was a man of idleness to catch birds and beasts, a man going forth into the field to kill lives, as Nimrod had killed, and Hanok his son. But Jakob was a man peaceful in his words, a minister of the instruction-house of Eber, seeking instruction before the Lord.

וְרָחֵים יִצְחָק יַת עֵשָו אֲרוּם מִלֵי רַמְיוּתָא בְּפוּמֵיהּ וְרִבְקָה רְחֵימַת יַת יַעֲקב

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Izhak loved Esau, for words of deceit were in his mouth; but Rivekah loved Jakob.

וּבְהַהוּא יוֹמָא דְמִית אַבְרָהָם בָּשִׁיל יַעֲקב תַּבְשִׁילֵי דִטְלוֹפְחֵי וַאֲזַל לְנַחֲמָא לְאָבוֹי וְאָתָא עֵשָו מִן בָּרָא וְהוּא מְשַׁלְהֵי אֲרוּם חֲמֵשׁ עֲבֵרְיַן עֲבַר בְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא פְּלַח פּוּלְחָנָא נוּכְרָאָה שָׁפַךְ אַדְמָה זַכְיָא וְעָל עַל עוּלֵימְתָּא מְאַרְשָא וְכָּפַר בְּחַיֵי עַלְמָא דְאָתֵי וּבְזָא יַת בְּכֵירוּתָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

On the day that Abraham died, Jakob dressed pottage of lentiles, and was going to comfort his father. And Esau came from the wilderness, exhausted; for in that day he had committed five transgressions: he had worshipped with strange worship, he had shed innocent blood, he had gone in unto a betrothed damsel, he had denied the life of the world to come, and had despised the birthright.

וַאֲמַר עֵשָו לְיַעֲקב אַטְעִים יָתִי כְּדוֹן מִן תַּבְשִׁילָא סִמוּקָא סִמוּקָא הָדֵין אֲרוּם מְשַׁלְהֵי אֲנָא בְּגִין כֵּן קְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ אֱדוֹם

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Esau said to Jakob, Let me now taste that red pottage, for I am faint, -- therefore he called his name Edom.

וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב זַבִּין יוּמָנָא כְּיוֹם דִאַנְתְּ עָתִיד לְמֵיחְסָן יַת בְּכֵירוּתָךְ לִי

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Jakob said, Sell today, as (on this very) day, what thou wouldst hereafter appropriate, thy birthright, unto me.

וַאֲמַר עֵשָו הָא אֲנָא אַזִיל לִמְמַת וְלֵית אֲנָא חֲיַי תּוּב בְּעָלַם אָחְרַן וְלָמָה דְנַן לִי בְּכֵרוּתָא וְחוּלְקָא בְעָלְמָא דְאַתְּ אָמַר

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and in another world I shall have no life; and what then to me is the birthright, or the portion in the world of which thou speakest?

וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב קַיֵים לִי כְּיוֹם דֵיהִי וְקַיֵים לֵיהּ וְזַבִּין יַת בְּכֵירוּתֵיהּ לְיַעֲקב

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Jakob said, Swear to me today that so it shall be. And he sware to him, and sold his birthright to Jakob.

וְיַעֲקב נָתַן לְעֵשָו לֶחֶם וְתַבְשִׁיל דִטְלוֹפְחִי וְאָכַל וּשְׁתִי וְקָם וַאֲזַל וְשַׁט עֵשָו יַת בְּכֵירוּתָא וְחוֹלַק עַלְמָא דְאָתִי

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And Jakob gave to Esau bread and pottage fo lentiles. And he ate and drank, and arose and went. And Esau scorned the birthright, and the portion of the world that commeth.

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