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Genesis 25:31-33
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31 But Jacob replied, “First[a] sell me your birthright.” 32 “Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die! What use is the birthright to me?”[b] 33 But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.”[c] So Esau[d] swore an oath to him and sold his birthright[e] to Jacob.

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  1. Genesis 25:31 tn Heb “today.”
  2. Genesis 25:32 tn Heb “And what is this to me, a birthright?”
  3. Genesis 25:33 tn Heb “Swear to me today.”
  4. Genesis 25:33 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Genesis 25:33 sn And sold his birthright. There is evidence from Hurrian culture that rights of inheritance were occasionally sold or transferred. Here Esau is portrayed as a profane person who would at the moment rather have a meal than the right to inherit. He will soon forget this trade and seek his father’s blessing in spite of it.
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