Genesis 25:27-34

Legacy Standard Bible

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. ³⁰ Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please give me a swallow from the red stuff—^[e]this red stuff, for I am ^[f]famished.” Therefore his name was called ^[g]Edom. ³¹ But Jacob said, “^[h]First sell me your ^(E)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, “^[i]First swear to me”; so he swore to him and ^(F)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.