Genesis 25:33
And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
In Context
32And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die, and what profit shall the birthright do to me?
Cross References
Genesis 14:22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 27:36And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and, behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Mark 6:23And he swore to her, Whatever thou may ask of me, I will give to thee, as much as half of my kingdom.
Hebrews 12:16lest a fornicator or profane man like Esau, who, in place of one meal sold his birthright.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:30-34
Esau Sells His Birthright. ( b. c. 1805.) 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 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? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave… Read the whole commentary →