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General Information:
Most of Genesis 26 was about Isaac. These verses are about his older son Esau.
forty
"40" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
he took a wife
"he married." You can state explicitly that he married two women. Alternate translation: "he took two wives" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Judith ... Basemath
These are the names of Esau's wives. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Beeri ... Elon
These are names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
the Hittite
"the descendant of Heth" or "a descendant of Heth." The Hittite people were the descendants of Heth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)