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Genesis 25:31-33
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 25:31-33
Contemporary English Version
31 Jacob replied, “Sell me your rights as the first-born son.”[a]
32 “I'm about to die,” Esau answered. “What good will those rights do me?”
33 (A) But Jacob said, “Promise me your birthrights, here and now!” And that's what Esau did.
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- 25.31 rights … son: The first-born son inherited the largest amount of property, as well as the leadership of the family.
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