Genesis 25:29

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 25:29

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Berean Standard Bible

One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint:

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WEB

World English Bible

Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:

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Genesis 25

²⁷ When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

²⁸ Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

²⁹ One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

³⁰ He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

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

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