²⁴ When her days leading to the delivery were at an end, behold, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵ Now the first came out red, ^(A)all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. ²⁶ Afterward his brother came out with ^(B)his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so ^(C)he was named ^[a]Jacob; and Isaac was ^(D)sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

²⁷ When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a ^[b]civilized man, ^(E)living in tents. ²⁸ Now Isaac loved Esau because ^[c]he had ^(F)a taste for game; ^(G)but Rebekah loved Jacob. ²⁹ When Jacob had cooked a ^(H)stew one day, Esau came in from the field and he was exhausted; ³⁰ and Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me have a mouthful of ^[d]that red stuff there, for I am exhausted.” Therefore he was called ^[e]Edom by name. ³¹ But Jacob said, “^[f]First sell me your ^(I)birthright.” ³² Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?” ³³ And Jacob said, “^[g]First swear to me”; so he swore an oath to him, and ^(J)sold his birthright to Jacob. ³⁴ Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. So Esau despised his birthright.