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Genesis 25:33

Israel

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?

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: 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

    Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

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  • Genesis 27:36

    And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

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  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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  • Genesis 24:3

    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

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  • Genesis 36:6–7

    And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

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  • Mark 6:23

    And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

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  • Genesis 14:22

    And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

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