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Hebrews 12:16

Esau
PuritySin

14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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

17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
KJV
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
WEB
lest there be any sexually immoral person or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
ASV
lest [there be] any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
DARBY
lest [there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;
BLB
lest [there be] any sexually immoral person or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright.
ÅB
at ikke noen er en horkarl eller en vanhellig som Esau, som for en eneste rett mat solgte sin førstefødselsrett.
OTB
Se til at ingen er seksuelt umoralsk eller gudløs som Esau, som for et enkelt måltid solgte sine førstefødselsrettigheter.
B1930
at ikke nogen er en horkarl eller en vanhellig som Esau, som for en eneste rett mat solgte sin førstefødselsrett.

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