29 Now Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field and was weary.

30 Then Esau said to Jacob, [a]Let me eat, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am weary. Therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me even now thy birthright.

32 And Esau said, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this [b]birthright to me?

33 Jacob then said, Swear to me even now. And he swear to him, (A)and [c]sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils: and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:30 Or, feed me quickly.
  2. Genesis 25:32 The reprobate esteem not God’s benefits except they feel them presently, and therefore they prefer present pleasures.
  3. Genesis 25:33 Thus the wicked prefer their worldly commodities to God’s spiritual graces: but the children of God do the contrary.

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