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Genesis 25:6

What does Genesis 25:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 25:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham hath, Abraham hath given gifts, and sendeth them away from Isaac his son (in his being yet alive) eastward, unto the east country.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and, while he yet lived, sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward to the east country.

Context

v.5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

v.6This passage

v.7And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 25:1

    And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

  • Matthew 5:45

    that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

  • Genesis 30:9

    When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

  • Judges 19:1

    And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

  • Genesis 16:3

    And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

  • Job 1:1

    There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

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