¹⁷ But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn ^(A)by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he ^(B)is the beginning of his strength; ^(C)the right of the firstborn is his.

³¹ But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”

³² And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so ^(A)what is this birthright to me?”

³³ Then Jacob said, ^[a]“Swear to me as of this day.”

So he swore to him, and ^(B)sold his birthright to Jacob. ³⁴ And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then ^(C)he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau ^(D)despised his birthright.

The Family of Reuben^(A)

5 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—^(B)he was indeed the firstborn, but because he ^(C)defiled his father’s bed, ^(D)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; ² yet ^(E)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ^(F)ruler, although ^[a]the birthright was Joseph’s—

⁵ And ^(A)Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. ⁶ But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he ^(B)sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to ^(C)the country of the east.