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 ##

This can be translated as "he married" or "he took two wives."

## Judith...Basemath ##

These are names of Esau's wives. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Beeri...Elon ##

These are names of men.

## the Hittite ##

"the descendant of Heth" or "a descendant of Heth"

## they brought sorrow to Isaac and Rebekah ##

Here the word "they" refers to Judith and Basemath. Alternate translation: "Isaac and Rebekah were miserable because of them."