Genesis 25:27-34
Lexham English Bible
27 And the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled[a] hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he could eat of his game,[b] but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 Once[c] Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff[d] to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom). 31 Then Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”[e] 32 And Esau said, “Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?” 33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”[f] And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread, and thick lentil stew, and he ate and drank. Then he got up and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.
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- Genesis 25:27 Or “knowing” (knowledgeable)
- Genesis 25:28 Literally “game in his mouth”
- Genesis 25:29 Or “and”
- Genesis 25:30 Literally “some of the red, this red”
- Genesis 25:31 Literally “as the day”
- Genesis 25:33 Literally “as the day”
Genesis 25:27-34
International Standard Version
27 As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors. 28 Isaac loved Esau, because he loved to hunt, while Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished.
30 Esau told Jacob, “Let me gobble down some of this red stuff, since I’m starving.” (That’s how Esau got his nickname “Edom”.)[a]
31 But Jacob responded, “Sell me your birthright. Do it now.”[b]
32 “Look! I’m about to die,” Esau replied. “What good is this birthright to me?”
33 But Jacob insisted, “Swear it by an oath right now.” So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau some of his food, along with some boiled stew. So Esau ate, drank, got up, and left, after having belittled his own birthright.
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- Genesis 25:30 The Heb. name Edom means red
- Genesis 25:31 Lit. today
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