⁸And Esau seeing ⁱthat the daughters of Canaan ^†pleased not Isaac his father; ⁹Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had ^kMahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, ^lthe sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

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ich. 24:3. & 26:35.
†Heb. were evil in the eyes, &c. ch. 38:10. Ex. 21:8.
k[ch. 36:3, she is called Bashemath.] Comp. ch. 26:34.
lch. 25:13. & 36:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac; so he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Esau realized that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

It was now very clear to Esau that his father did not like the local Canaanite women. So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael’s family and married one of Ishmael’s daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife’s name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of Isaac his father, then Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, sister of Nebaioth, as a wife, in addition to the wives he had.