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Esau Sells His Birthright

27 And the boys grew up; Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a [a]peaceful man, [b](A)living in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because [c]he had (B)an appetite for hunted game, (C)but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob had cooked (D)stew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was [d]famished.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:27 Lit complete
  2. Genesis 25:27 Lit dwelling
  3. Genesis 25:28 Lit game was in his mouth
  4. Genesis 25:29 Lit weary

27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter,(A) a man of the open country,(B) while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game,(C) loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(D)

29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(E) Esau came in from the open country,(F) famished.

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