Genesis 25:19-34

Legacy Standard Bible

The Generations of Isaac

¹⁹ Now these are ^(A)the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham ^[a]became the father of Isaac; ²⁰ and Isaac was forty years old when he took ^(B)Rebekah, the ^(C)daughter of Bethuel the ^[b]Aramean of Paddan-aram, the ^(D)sister of Laban the ^[c]Aramean, to be his wife. ²¹ And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and ^(E)Yahweh ^[d]was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife ^(F)conceived. ²² But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to ^(G)inquire of Yahweh. ²³ And Yahweh said to her,

²⁴ And her days to give birth were fulfilled, and behold, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵ And the first came forth red, ^(K)all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. ²⁶ Afterward his brother came forth with ^(L)his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so ^(M)his name was called ^[e]Jacob; and Isaac was ^(N)sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Esau Sells His Birthright

²⁷ And the boys grew up; Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a ^[f]peaceful man, ^[g](O)living in tents. ²⁸ Isaac loved Esau because ^[h]he had ^(P)an appetite for hunted game, ^(Q)but Rebekah loved Jacob.

²⁹ And Jacob had cooked ^(R)stew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was ^[i]famished. ³⁰ Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please give me a swallow from the red stuff—^[j]this red stuff, for I am ^[k]famished.” Therefore his name was called ^[l]Edom. ³¹ But Jacob said, “^[m]First sell me your ^(S)birthright.” ³² And Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?” ³³ And Jacob said, “^[n]First swear to me”; so he swore to him and ^(T)sold his birthright to Jacob. ³⁴ So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.