Genesis 25:32
And Esau says, “Behold, I am going to die, and what is this to me—a birthright?”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
In Context
31and Jacob says, “Sell your birthright to me today.”
33And Jacob says, “Swear to me today”: and he swears to him, and sells his birthright to Jacob;
Cross References
Job 21:15What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?
Job 34:9For he has said, It does not profit a man || When he delights himself with God.
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 →