30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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30 Disse a Giacobbe: «Lasciami mangiare un pò di questa minestra rossa, perché io sono sfinito» - Per questo fu chiamato Edom -. 31 Giacobbe disse: «Vendimi subito la tua primogenitura». 32 Rispose Esaù: «Ecco sto morendo: a che mi serve allora la primogenitura?».

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30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(A) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(B)

31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(C)

32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.