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Genesis 25:33

Israel

31 “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

32 “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

34 Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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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
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
KJV
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
WEB
Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
ASV
And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
DARBY
And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
BLB
And Jacob said, “Swear to me today.” And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
ÅB
Da sa Jakob: Gjør først din ed på det! Og han gjorde sin ed på det og solgte så sin førstefødselsrett til Jakob.
OTB
Jakob sa: "Sverg til meg først." Så han sverget en ed til ham, og solgte sin førstefødselsrett til Jakob.
B1930
Da sa Jakob: Gjør først din ed på det! Og han gjorde sin ed på det og solgte så sin førstefødselsrett til Jakob.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 12:16

    See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

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  • Genesis 27:36

    So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

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  • Hebrews 6:16

    Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

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  • Genesis 24:3

    and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

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  • Genesis 36:6–7

    Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.

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  • Mark 6:23

    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

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  • Genesis 14:22

    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

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