Genesis 25:32

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

33and Jacob saith, 'Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;

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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 hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth 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 →

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