He said to me, “From Abraham to Isaac, because Jacob and Esau were born to him, for Jacob’s hand held Esau’s heel from the beginning.
KJV
2 Esdras 6:8
And he said unto me, From Abraham unto Isaac, when Jacob and Esau were born of him, Jacob’s hand held first the heel of Esau.
Parallel Translations
And he said vnto me, From Abraham vnto Isaac, when Iacob and Esau were borne of him, *Iacobs hand helde first the hele of Esau.