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Genesis 25:32

World English Bible

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”

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Genesis 25:32 in other translations

And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?

Genesis 25:32 · American Standard Version

Genesis 25:32 in context

  1. 30Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
  2. 31Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”
  3. 32Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”
  4. 33Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”
    He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
  5. 34Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.