Genesis 25:33
And Jacob said, Come swear to me just now! And he sware to him,—and sold his birthright to Jacob.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, Here am I, on the point of dying,—wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright?
Cross References
Genesis 14:22And Abram said unto the king of Sodom,—I have lifted up my hand unto Yahweh GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth:
Genesis 27:36And he said, Is it because his name, is called, Jacob, that he hath tricked me, now twice? My birthright, he took away, And lo! now, he hath taken away my blessing! And he said, Hast thou not reserved for me a blessing?
Mark 6:23and he took an oath to her—Whatsoever thou shalt ask me, I will give thee, unto half my kingdom.
Hebrews 12:16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, like Esau,—who, for the sake of one meal, yielded up his own firstborn rights;
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 →