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Genesis 25:31

World English Bible

Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

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Genesis 25:31 in other translations

And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.

Genesis 25:31 · American Standard Version

Genesis 25:31 in context

  1. 29Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
  2. 30Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
  3. 31Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”
  4. 32Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”
  5. 33Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”
    He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.