Genesis 25:31
29 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.
30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
32 “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
33 “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
- KJV
- And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
- WEB
- Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”
- ASV
- And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.
- DARBY
- And Jacob said, Sell me now thy birthright.
- BLB
- And Jacob said, “Sell—today—your birthright to me.”
- ÅB
- Men Jakob sa: Selg meg først din førstefødselsrett!
- OTB
- Jakob svarte: "Selg meg førstefødselsretten din først."
- B1930
- Men Jakob sa: Selg mig først din førstefødselsrett!