Genesis 25:31

and Jacob saith, 'Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

In Context

30and Esau saith unto Jacob, 'Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I [am] weary;' therefore hath [one] called his name Edom [Red];

32And Esau saith, 'Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me — birthright?'

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Cross References

Genesis 32:28And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

Hebrews 12:16lest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell 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 →

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