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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."